The
art of Charles Wysocki is a celebration of the historical richness
of the American past, taking its inspiration from the pastoral moods
of the small towns of New England and rural Pennsylvania.
Charles M. Wysocki, (1928–2002) works depict a stylized
version of American life of yesteryear. While
some of his works show
horseless
carriages, most depict the
horse and buggy
era.
Charles M. Wysocki was born in
Detroit, Michigan.
He studied art. at
Cass Technical
High School in Detroit . In 1950 while working in local
art studios, he was drafted into the Army and spent his two-year
hitch in
West Germany.
After his service he went to the
Art Center School
in
Los Angeles
under the
G.I. Bill,
where he studied to be a commercial illustrator. After working in
that field in Detroit for four years, he returned to Los Angeles
where he helped to form a freelance advertising agency.
Through his wife whose family were early settlers in the
San Fernando
Valley, Wysocki came to appreciate a simpler, more rural
life than that of the big city. Together they made many trips to
New England,
which served to nurture his interest in early
Americanfolk art.
For a while, he continued his lucrative commercial art work while
developing his primitive art in his spare time. Eventually, though
he devoted all of his attention to this new interest, His work was
marketed and licensed by AMCAL, Inc. and by the Greenwich Workshop,
Ltd.
His
books include An American Celebration: The Art of Charles Wysocki,
Hearth land,
Blessings by the Sea and My Purrfect Friend .
He won many
awards for his work including the one he was most proud of, the
medal of honour from the National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution, the society’s highest national honour. He also appeared
in People magazine July 7, 1986 and was invited to the White House
Independence Day celebration in 1981 for which he did a painting.
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