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Jack
Savitsky (1910-1991) was born in Silver Creek, Pennsylvania and lived
in Lansford, Pennsylvania almost all of his life. Savitsky started
drawing as a boy when he had trouble spelling and continued throughout
his life. He drew and painted on any available surface, including
the walls of the mines.
Savitsky
was skilled in using oil paint and commercial enamels. He painted
depictions of houses and coal trains primarily on filter boards, but
he also worked on sheet rock, plywood, beer trays, steel drum sections,
and the bases of beer barrels. Although he suffered from many ailments,
including emphysema, black lung, diabetes, arthritis, and prostate
cancer, Savitsky always painted bright, vivid images of life.
Savitsky's
art has been exhibited nation-wide by galleries and museums, and has
been interpreted as "primitive pop" by art reviewers. |