Jerry Ross (painter)
| Jerry Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gerald Gross May 11, 1944 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Education |
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968 |
| Known for | verismo painter |
| Notable work | La Mamma, Vedova della Guerra |
| Movement | Modernist portraiture and figurative |
| Awards | Gold Medal Milan, Italy, 2006 |
| Patron(s) | Stefano Goracci,Concetta Giacovelli |
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968
Jerry Ross (born May 11, 1944 in Buffalo, New York) is an American painter.
He was born Gerald Gross to first generation Jewish parents, Sidney and Jeanette Gross. The family moved to the suburbs (Kenmore and the town of Tonawanda, New York). An art teacher recognized his talent and recommended that he be enrolled at the Art Institute of Buffalo, which he attended from age seven until age eleven. (Neevel 2006, Eugene Weekly, p. 10)
His art teacher, a Mrs. Beagleman, favored an Impressionist style of painting, and she continued as his mentor until the Art Institute closed several years later. No institution was established to replace the Art Institute, and as a result Ross had no further formal training. (Eisen 2001, The Torch, p. 10). Ross's work is influenced by the Italian I Macchiaioli and verismo schools of art. He has had exhibitions in Italy, Las Vegas, and Oregon.
Ross was also an influence on his younger sister, Diane (Diane Bush), who became an artist as well, and later a fine art photographer. Jerry Ross was first cousin of John Ross (activist), author and activist whose father, George Ross, was a columnist ("So This is Broadway") for the New York Herald Tribune in the 1930s. Unfortunately, Jerry and John never met.
Following high school Ross studied at State University of New York at Buffalo. He became an activist opposed to the Vietnam War (he was one of "the Buffalo Nine" group of defendants), and worked on behalf of the political prisoner Martin Sostre (Heineman 1993, p. 163). He was granted a B.A. in philosophy in 1968. (McQuiddy 2006, p. 76)
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