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Lewis Zacks In His Own Words
My love of history has inspired me to focus on
the disappearing landscape of Eastern Long Island- old farm buildings,
fishing boats, colonial cottages; mid-century movie theaters, ice
cream parlors, luncheonettes, and the remnants of their signs. I also
like to scour the lower East Side of Manhattan for the few remaining
artifacts of business long gone from the urban landscape of New York.
Studying these relics gives me great pleasure and the satisfaction
of capturing them on canvas, so they wont fade entirely from our memories.
I enjoy isolating these subjects and creating a nostalgic mood, paying
homage to the American masters of the early twentieth century, especially
Edward Hopper, Ralston Crawford, Georgia O'Keeffe, Stuart Davis and
Charles Sheeler.
Education & Background
Born, November 15, 1931, Taunton, Massachusetts
Graduated Taunton High School, 1949
Received Commercial Art Diploma,
Vesper George School of Art, Boston, 1951
Foot soldier and graphic artist,
U.S. Army, Korea, 1951-53
Studied Etching and Lithography,
School of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1953-1954
Arrived in New York City to start
an art career, 1955
Continued studies
at Pratt and Parsons New York City.
Awards & Competitions
Art Calendar
Magazine Cover Competition, First Place
Chautauqua Juried Show
Guild Hall Honorable Mention
Parrish
Art Museum, 37th Juried Show
Salamagundi Juried Show
Silvermine Print Annual Invitational
Springs Improvement Society Invitational
Commercial Art History &
Highlights (1967-1990)
In 1967, after 12 years as a free-lance designer and
illustrator for ad agencies and publishers, started own company, Zacks
and Perrier, Inc., which was a leading producer of films, videos, live
stage productions and conventions for such clients as ATT, NBC and Time,Inc.
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Washington State Pavilion at the
1988 World's Fair. Vancouver, Canada
The United States Exhibit at the 1980
Paris Air Show
The Boy From Mars,
a wide-screen, 35 mm film, at NASA'S Spaceport, Florida
Innovations, a video wall at The IBM
Gallery of Art and Science, New York City
Art Cars, a video wall at The BMW
Show Room on Park Avenue in New York City, showing several prominent artists-
Warhol, Calder, Lichtenstein, Stella and Rauschenberg- creating work made
for and painted directly on automobiles.
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