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Lansford, PA John "Jack" Savitsky 1910-1991 Mixed media

Information: Considered as one of America's finest self-taught painters, John "Jack" Savitsky was born in 1910 and a native northeastern Pennsylvania. Upon completion of the sixth grade, Savitsky went to work in the mines. Thirty-five years in the mines and suffering black lung disease, he retired in 1960 and began to draw and paint in earnest. Primarily, Savitsky's pictures depict the life and times of the coal miners, their families and life in the rural villages. His works present views of his surroundings and people he knew best. With charm and humor, he portrayed what was close to his heart and soul. "Coal Miner Jack" died in 1991. Today his works are displayed in many well-known collections and museums. These include the Smithsonian, the Museum of American Folk Art in New York, the Abby Aldridge Rockefeller Collection, Williamsburg, the Milwaukee Museum, and the National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC. Garde Rail Gallery

	Reference / Links:
	America Oh Yes! Gallery: "Jack Savitsky" Grey Carter Objects Of Art: "Jack Savitsky" Gallery Horse Cow: "Jack Savitsky" Garde Rail Gallery Seton Hall University Visionary Art Grey Carter Objects of Art Slotin Folk Art Outsider Folk Art
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Bibliography: "Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists" by Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, New York, 1990. "20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993. "Contemporary American Folk Art - A Collector's Guide" Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, 1996. "Flying Free: Twentieth-Century Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Ellin and Baron Gordon" by Ellin Gordon, Barbara L. Luck and Tom Patterson, exhibit catalog for The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, 1997. "Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000. "American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003. "Wos Up Man?" Selections from the Joseph D. and Janet M. Sheen Collection of Self-taught Art" Palmer Museum of Art, 2005. Slotin Folk Art Auction Catalog, Masterpiece Sale, November 4, 2006 "Contemporary Folk Art: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum" by Tom Patterson, Watson-Guptill Publications/New York, 2001.

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