Edna Kawulitzki Art Gallery
On View in the Edna Kawulitzki Art Gallery
The Art of Barry Shiff
Barry Shiff‚ a native of Massachusetts‚ received his art training at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and studied life drawing at the Don La Cedra Copley Society. Mr. Shiff works primarily in pastels and oils. His work is part of the permanent collection of the Village Ridgewood NJ, Easton Historic Society in Easton‚ Mass. and many private collections in the the United States and around the world.
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Working in a wide range of media‚ he sketches on location or paints in his Fort Lee, N.J. studio. His favorite subjects are sailing ships and railroad trains. His rendering of old railroad depots brings them to life as they were in their by-gone glory days. He achieves incredible historical accuracy of these New York and New Jersey settings by using vintage photos and postcards as reference. He also creates portraits of home exteriors in pen and ink or oil,and watercolor.
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Learn more about Barry and his art at https://sites.google.com/site/railroadstationsartofnj/home?authuser=0
To display art work in the gallery or exhibit case
Email the following to Julie Marallo, Library Director at director@tenafly.bccls.org:
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Digital samples of the work that will be displayed
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Artist's statement
Artwork is displayed for two months and is selected by the Tenafly Public Library Art Committee. You will be contacted if your work is selected. The committee meets on an irregular basis.
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Read our art exhibit policy.
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