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Joseph Csatari (b. 1929) is an internationally-acclaimed realist portrait artist, watercolorist and illustrator who has painted both the famous and the familiar in American life for more than fifty years. He honed his unique talent for realism by working with his mentor Norman Rockwell for eight years. As a boy, Csatari had painstakingly recreated Saturday Evening Post covers that Rockwell had painted. In 1977, shortly before Rockwell passed away, Csatari was commissioned as the official artist of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and was asked to follow in the tradition of his friend Norman.[1] Image File history File links Portal. ...
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Biography
Csatari studied art at the Academy of Arts, Newark, New Jersey and also at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. In 1953, he became an artist in the layout division in BSA Supply Division's advertising department. In 1958, he became the art director; designing advertising and sales promotional pieces, cover illustrations, and posters. Like his mentor Rockwell, he also served as art director of Boys Life magazine at the beginning of his career, being named to that position in 1973. This was the time he worked closely with Rockwell. Csatari's job was to come up with possible themes for the paintings and make rough sketches for Rockwell. Once Rockwell decided on a concept, Csatari would gather models and shuttle them up for a photo shoot in the artist's studio in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Csatari often assisted Rockwell on his work at this time as by then Rockwell was aging. In 1976 when Rockwell retired from the calendar commission, the BSA asked Csatari to continue in the Rockwell tradition. Csatari says that while he paints in Rockwell's style, he is no Rockwell, whom he considers in another league. Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. ...
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Since the 1977 BSA calendar, Csatari has made 24 paintings for the Boy Scouts of America, including a painting commemorating the endowment program's 1910 Society. In 1997 an exhibit of these paintings toured the United States at fund-raising events in local councils throughout the country. Though it's not well known, Csatari also painted more than 10 official portraits of BSA presidents and Chief Scout Executives during his career. But it is his paintings of Boy Scouts being Boy Scouts, having fun in the outdoors, and doing community service projects that he finds most rewarding.[2]
Csatari became a freelance artist in 1977 and has painted for many magazines and companys, as well as having painted designs for two U.S. postage stamps and several book covers. He lives in South River, New Jersey and has a wife and three children. He has received several awards of excellence in Editorial Art Directing from the Society of Illustrators, New York. South River is a Borough located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. ...
In early June 2005, Csatari was awarded the BSA's highest honor, the Silver Buffalo Award. [3] The Silver Buffalo Award, created in 1925, is bestowed upon those adults who give truly noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth. ...
Critique of his work Being an eager and willing disciple of Rockwell, Csatari is often viewed in the same manner, an illustrator, not an artist, who paints in overly sentimental tones when depicting people and Americana. Csatari does not mind these comparisons and critiques, nor did Rockwell. Csatari's paintings of nature are quite accurate and detailed.
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Footnotes - ^ Csatari's official site. Csatari Artwork. URL accessed on January 30, 2006.
- ^ Joseph Csatari. Rockwell and Csatari: Boy Scout Calendar Artists. URL accessed on January 30, 2006.
- ^ "Artist has another brush with fame" by John Dunphy, Sentinel, June 09, 2005, retrieved January 30, 2006
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