Joseph Albert Petruccio (born December 23, 1958) is an American artist known for his
expressionist paintings and
pop art of athletes, musicians, actors and most notably Elvis Presley.
Career
Beginning in 1974, Petruccio became a protégé under artist
LeRoy Neiman while studying art at the School of Visual Arts in New York, graduating in 1980. In 1983, while working as the creative art director for a Manhattan based advertising firm, Petruccio began his association with the
New York Mets creating advertising and designing their now famous “Racing Stripe” uniforms; they were used on the road uniforms the previous season and would be worn with minor changes along the way until 1992.
In 2006 Petruccio created a series of fine art originals in connection with
MGM and
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Enzio Stallone (; born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, ) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, h ...
to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of
Rocky. In 2008 The Hard Rock Theme Park announced Petruccio as their official artist tasked to create artistic imagery throughout the park. In 2009 Muhammad Ali Enterprises named Petruccio their approved official artist.
Petruccio works in acrylic, oil, watercolor, pencil drawings, pastels, and lithographs. Petruccio was named by CNBC as "one of the best-known celebrity artists in the world."
References
External links
Official website
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1948 births
Living people
American Expressionist painters
American pop artists
Painters from New York City
Artists from Brooklyn