Don Troiani

Don Troiani
Americans, in World War I, fighting the Germans, in the Champagne-Marne Offensive, 1918, painting by American artist, Don Troiani
Born	1949 New York City
Nationality	American
Education	Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Don Troiani (born 1949) is an American painter whose work focuses on his native country's military heritage, mostly from the American Revolution, War of 1812 and American Civil War. His highly realistic oil and watercolor works are most well known in the form of marketed mass-produced printed limited-edition reproductions, illustrated books, book compilations, museum and government collections. He is also a militaria collector.

Troiani was born in New York City and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and New York City's Art Students League between 1967 and 1971.

Don Troiani's paintings are realistic and academic in style, mostly oil on canvas or Gouache on paper. He uses posed models with clothing and equipment from his collection of original uniforms, equipage, insignia and weapons. Troiani also studies battlefields, weather conditions, and structures depicted in his paintings firsthand. In 1995, he designed the three Civil War battlefield commemorative coins for the United States Mint. His work has also appeared on a U.S. postal card commemorating the anniversary of the U.S. National Guard. Troiani is also a recipient of the Meritorious Service Award of the United States National Guard.

Troiani's artwork has appeared on various media including, NBC/Universal, CPTV, CNN, America Online, The O'Reilly Factor, the A&E, Military and Discovery channels, U.S. Department of State, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, US News and World Reports, The Washington Times, National Geographic, USA Today, American Heritage, American Rifleman,American Indian Magazine, Civil War Times, The Arizona Republic, America's Civil War, The Hartford Courant, Southwest Art, Southern Accents, The Boston Globe, Connecticut Magazine, Smithsonian, Antiques and Arts Weekly, Litchfield County Times, Coin World, Waterbury Republican American, Civil War News, Danbury News Times, VFW Magazine, The Courier News, Barnes and Noble Books, Sterling Publishing, The Gettysburg Times, America's Civil War, The Bridgeport Post, Military History, Man at Arms, Numismatist, The Quarterly Journal of Military History, Pallasch Magazine (Austria), P.M. Magazine (Germany), Publicat (Poland), International Churchill Society, Militerhistorie (Norway), Confederate Veteran, Art Business News, North and South Magazine, Civil War Preservation Trust, The Times Picayune, Warner Brothers Productions, both publications of the Daughters/Sons of the American Revolution , Antiques Roadshow FYI Magazine, and Scholastic Inc.