Abbo Ostrowsky (October 23, 1889

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– June 19, 1975) was an American art teacher and etcher.

Life

Ostrowsky was born in the

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. He studied at the Odessa Art School, with Kyriak Kostandi. In 1906, he was assistant director of People’s Art Traveling Exhibitions, in Ukraine. He immigrated to the United States in 1908. He studied at the

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, with

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and

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. In 1914, he began art classes, at

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Art School. He retired in 1955. His work appeared in ''Harper's''. His art is in the collection of the

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, and

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. In 1954, his art collection was exhibited at the

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. His papers are held at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and

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References

External links

Papers of Abbo Ostrowsky.
RG 681; YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostrowsky, Abbo 20th-century American etchers 1889 births 1975 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Artists from Kropyvnytskyi National Academy of Design alumni