Biografie von John ROSS (1921-2017)

Birth place: NYC

Addresses: Englewood, NJ

Profession: Printmaker, educator

Studied: CUA Sch., graduated, 1948, with Morris Kantor & Will Barnet; New School Social Res., with Antonio Frasconi & Louis Schanker: Columbia Univ., 1953.

Exhibited: Second Int. Color Print Exhib., Grenchen, Switz., 1961; Int. Biennale Gravure, Cracow, Poland, 1968; Prize-winning Am. Prints, Pratt Graphic Art Ctr., New York, 1968; Nat. Acad. Fine Arts, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1968; Biennial Print Exhib., Calif. State Col., Long Beach, 1969; Assoc. Am. Artists, NYC, 1970s. Awards: Tiffany Foundation grant printmaking, 1954; Purchase Prize for 100 Prints of the Year, AAA Gal., 1963; citation for prof. achievement, CUA Sch., 1966.

Member: SAFA (pres., 1961-65; exec. council, 1965-); ANA; Boston Printmakers; Phila. Print Cl.; Am. Color Print Soc.

Work: Nat. Coll. Fine Arts, Wash., DC; Hirshhorn Coll.; MMA; LOC; Cincinnati AM. Commissions: ed. prints, Hilton Hotel, 1963, Assoc. Am. Artists, 1964, 1966 & 1972, Philadelphia Print Club, 1967, NY State Council Arts, 1967 & Int. Poetry Forum, 1968.

Comments: Positions: dir., Art Center Northern NJ, 1966-67; pres., US Committee-Int. Assn. Art, 1967-69; chmn. advisory panel, CUA Sch., 1967-69. Publications: illustrator of many books; co-author, The Complete Printmaker," Macmillan, 1972. Teaching: instructor, printmaking, New School Soc. Res., 1957-; instructor, printmaking, Pratt Graphic Center, 1963-; assoc. prof. art, Manhattanville College, 1964-; demonstrator & lecturer, U.S. Info. Agency Exhib., Romania & Yugoslavia, 1964-66.

Sources: WW73; articles. Am. Artist, 1952; Artists Proof, 1964 & Art in Am., 1965."