Abbo Ostrowsky (October 23, 1889

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– June 19, 1975) was an American art teacher and etcher.

Life

Ostrowsky was born in the

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. He studied at the Odessa Art School, with

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. In 1906, he was assistant director of People’s Art Traveling Exhibitions, in Ukraine. He immigrated to the United States in 1908. He studied at the

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, with George Willoughby Maynard and

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. In 1914, he began art classes, at

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Art School. He retired in 1955. His work appeared in ''Harper's''. His art is in the collection of the

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, and

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. In 1954, his art collection was exhibited at the

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. His papers are held at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and

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References

External links

Papers of Abbo Ostrowsky.
RG 681; YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostrowsky, Abbo American etchers 1889 births 1975 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Artists from Kropyvnytskyi National Academy of Design alumni