Howard Koslow (September 21, 1924 – January 25, 2016)
was an American illustrator.
Koslow was awarded an Art League scholarship to
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was ...
in New York City. He graduated in 1944 and went on to apprentice with French poster artist
Jean Carlu
Jean Carlu (Bonnières-sur-Seine, France, 1900–1997) was a French graphic designer who specialised in posters. He was a member of a family of architects; his brother Jacques Carlu for example designed the Palais de Chaillot in Paris. He made post ...
at the latter's New York City studio. Koslow went on to study painting at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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, and graphics at the
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
History
This school was started by ...
.
Some of Koslow's works are at the
United States Air Force Academy
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and
The Pentagon
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. Several of his paintings which were commissioned by
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
are on exhibition at the
National Air and Space Museum
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Established in 1946 as the National Air Museum, it opened its main building on the Nat ...
, Washington, D.C., and the NASA Art Gallery,
Kennedy Space Center
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. He is responsible for the design of the
Antarctic Treaty issue
The Antarctic Treaty issue is a postage stamp that was issued by the United States Post Office Department on June 23, 1971. Designed by Howard Koslow, it commemorates the ten-year anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty, and is notable as Koslow's f ...
.
References
Sources
Howard Koslow profileprovided by Wind River Studios
1924 births
2016 deaths
American illustrators
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
Pratt Institute alumni
School of Visual Arts alumni
American stamp designers
Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni
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