Alton Tobey
| Alton Tobey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 15, 1914 Middletown, Connecticut |
| Died | January 4, 2005 (aged 90) Mamaroneck, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale University School of Fine Arts |
| Known for | historical painting, illustration, murals, portraits |
Alton Stanley Tobey (5 November 1914 - 4 January 2005), the American artist, was a painter, historical artist, muralist, portraitist, illustrator, and teacher of art.
He was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and in 1934 won a scholarship to the Yale University School of Fine Arts. After his military service, he completed his masters degree at Yale and taught there for a period. Alton Stanley Tobey resided for most of his life in the village of Larchmont, part of the town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York. He was married to Roslyn Tobey, an esteemed piano teacher and musician. Their son, David Tobey, is a painter and musician.
Alton Tobey died on January 4, 2005 at a nursing home in Mamaroneck, New York.
The New York Times obituary, by Wolfgang Saxon, described Alton Tobey as "a muralist, portraitist, and illustrator whose renderings of famous events and faces hang in museums, libraries, public buildings, corporate offices, and private collections." Tobey is ranked by the Artists Trade Union of Russia amongst the world-best artists of the last four centuries".
Referring to the dichotomy between his realist works and his curvilinears and other modernist works, Alton Tobey once said, "I live an artistic double life: one of classical realism and the other of aesthetic exploration." [1]
Tobey's murals, illustrations, and portraits show him working in the realistic style for which he is best known.
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