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Christopher Blossom

Christopher Blossom (Born 1956) is active/lives in Connecticut.  Christopher Blossom is known for Painter-historical-ship, landscape, coastals.

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Recognized as a marine painter, Christopher Blossom later added western landscapes to his repertoire and in 1989 was invited to show with the National Academy of Western Art at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. In 1992, he became a NAWA member.

He followed in the footsteps of both his father, Earl, and grandfather, David, by becoming a commercial artist. He studied illustration at the Parsons School of Design in New York and worked in an industrial design studio, learning to interpret blueprints, which has served him well when studying old ships. He worked as a freelance illustrator of books and magazines but wanted out of New York: "I went crazy with all the tall buildings in New York" (Art of the West 11/98).

In the late 1970s, he turned from illustration to marine painting and focused on integrity of historical aspects of that subject. He became a charter member and former president of the American Society of Marine Artists. In the mid-1990s, his interest in   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6834 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Christopher Blossom


   Keywords 
Art MethodArt MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • National Parks and/or State Parks
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Yosemite National Park
Art Association
  • American Society of Marine Artists
  • Artists of America
  • National Academy of Western Artists
  • Society of Illustrators-
Art School
  • Parsons, The New School for Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Robert Lougheed Memorial, Prix de West
Chronology
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Commercial Art and Design
  • Marine Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Artists of America, Denver Rotary Club
  • National Academy of Western Art-
  • Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
  • Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
  • Prix de West Invitational

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