Died 2009 Name Robert Borgatta | Website robertoborgatta.net Known for painter, sculptor | |
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Full Name Roberto Eduardo Biagio Borgatta y Ruiz Born January 11, 1921 Havana, Cuba Notable work Painting, Sculpture, Photography Awards Tiffany Fellowship 1942
Emily Lowe Foundation 1957
MacDowell Colony Fellowship 1972, 1973
Silvermine Guild 1954, 1958
Audubon Artist Annuals 1955, 1958, 1969
American Watercolor Society 1961, 1962
National Society Painters In Casein and Acrylic 1961, 1970 Education New York University, Yale University | ||
Nationality US Naturalized Citizen | ||
Roberto Eduardo Biagio Borgatta y Ruiz(1921-2009), known professionally as Robert Edward Borgatta was an American artist and foremost a nature painter whose style evolved from abstractions and later became more representational.
Contents
- Education
- Military Service
- Early career
- Mid to Later Works
- One Man Exhibitions
- Select Group Exhibitions
- Collections
- Grants and Awards
- References
Education
Leonardo da Vinci School, (1930 - 1938)
New York University School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Bachelor of Fine Arts, magna cum laude, 1940
Yale University School of Art, MFA, 1942
Military Service
United States Army Rangers, Military Intelligence (1943-1946)
Early career
1929-1940—Abstractions
1929-1960—Portraits
1940-1960—Cityscapes
1929-1960—Representational works
1940-1960—Waterscapes
1940-1960—Landscapes
1950-1970—Abstractions
Mid to Later Works
1970-1980—Creation Series
1975-1985—Sculpture
1990-2000—Waterscapes
1980-1990—Wilderness Series
2000-2010—Flower Portraits
1990-2010—Photographs