Joe Stefanelli (1921 - 2017) - photo 1

Joe Stefanelli

Joe Stefanelli, birth name Joseph J. Stefanelli, is an American abstractionist painter of the New York School.

After studying at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1942 to 1946, Joe Stefanelli worked as a military illustrator in the service of the United States Army. In 1947, he enrolled at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in New York City. This art school, opened in 1934, was a major influence on the young artists of the New York School.

Stefanelli was an artist of the first generation of American Abstract Expressionists, whose members also included Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Adolph Gottlieb, Barnett Newman, Robert Motherwell, and others. Their influence and artistic innovation were recognized worldwide by the 1950s. The New York School of Abstract Expressionism became the leading art movement after World War II.

Joe Stefanelli held various teaching positions from 1960 to 1979, including at the University of California and Princeton University, New York University, Columbia University, Brooklyn College and Temple University in Rome. His work is represented in many museums and collections.

Date and place of birt:20 march 1921, Philadelphia, USA
Date and place of death:27 september 2017, Lake Placid, USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Draftsman, Educator, Illustrator, Painter
Art school / group:New York School
Art style:Abstract Expressionism, Post War Art, Contemporary art

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Nikolai Matveyevich Pozdneyev (1930 - 1978)
Nikolai Matveyevich Pozdneyev
1930 - 1978
Jürgen Wenzel (1950 - 2023)
Jürgen Wenzel
1950 - 2023
Georg Meistermann (1911 - 1990)
Georg Meistermann
1911 - 1990
Don Gummer (1946)
Don Gummer
1946
Pierre Paulin (1927 - 2009)
Pierre Paulin
1927 - 2009
Armand Lourenco (1925 - 2003)
Armand Lourenco
1925 - 2003
Horst Lesniewicz (1926 - 2003)
Horst Lesniewicz
1926 - 2003
Nikolay Vasil'evich Kuz'min (1890 - 1987)
Nikolay Vasil'evich Kuz'min
1890 - 1987
Martin Klimas (1971)
Martin Klimas
1971
Ye Hongxing (1972)
Ye Hongxing
1972
Robert Maynard Pirsig (1928 - 2017)
Robert Maynard Pirsig
1928 - 2017
Mariia Petrovna Kholodnaia (1903 - 1989)
Mariia Petrovna Kholodnaia
1903 - 1989
Paolo Icaro (1936)
Paolo Icaro
1936
Pan Gongkai (1947)
Pan Gongkai
1947
Aleksandr Timofeevich Volkov (1925 - 2015)
Aleksandr Timofeevich Volkov
1925 - 2015
Karin Witte (1939)
Karin Witte
1939