John Vassos was an original. It's hard to say that about too many
artists as one can usually trace a stylistic path back to an earlier
influence. I'm not sure he had one. The only source I can
imagine is the technique of display cards that were ubiquitous during
his youth and to which he applied his skills soon after he reached New
York.
Born in Greece in 1898, he spent his youth in Constantinople where he
was artistically active from an early age. He was (showing 500 of 11405 characters). |
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