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Daniel Greene (artist)

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Daniel Greene PSA, NA, AWS (born 1934) is an American artist who works in the media of pastels and oil painting. The winner of a dozen or so awards throughout his career, Greene has painted portraits of several well-known individuals, including Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Ayn Rand.
On May 26, 1994 in a special White House ceremony, Mr. Greene presented to Hillary Rodham Clinton a pastel portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Biography

Daniel Greene was born in 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati 1944-46, and the Art Students League of New York 1953-55.
In the past, he worked as an instructor of painting at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York. Mr. Greene has been represented by Gallery Henoch a highly regarded realist art gallery in New York City.
Greene lives and works in New York, but travels extensively to present workshops. He is married to Wende Caporale, who is also a pastel artist.

Daniel Greene's Art

Awards

His website indicates the following awards have been made
  • In 1992, he was awarded American Artist's magazine's first Lifetime Achievement award in the category of oil painting and the Oil Painters of America Society named him to their Hall of Fame.
  • In 1995, the American Society of Portrait Artists presented the John Singer Sargent award to Daniel Greene for lifelong dedication to the achievement of excellence in portraiture.
  • In May 1999, Mr. Greene was the recipient of the Benjamin Clinedinst Medal of the Artist's Fellowship at a presentation in New York City.
  • In 2001, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Portrait Society of America.
  • In 2003, Mr. Greene was the annual honoree of the Salmagundi Club and was presented their Gold Medal.

Portraiture

Daniel Greene is a notable portrait artist. In 1998 he became a member of the Board of Directors of the Portrait Society of America.

Work in Pastels

His work in pastels has been recognised by:
  • The Encyclopædia Britannica which considers Mr. Greene the foremost pastelist in the United States
  • in 1983, the Pastel Society of America elected him to the Pastel Hall of Fame.
  • In 1989, his work represented the United States at the first International Biennial of Pastel in San Quentin, France.
  • In 2003, the Pastel Society of the West Coast named Mr. Greene a Pastel Laureate.
His book, Pastel, is an instructional treatise for artists who work in the medium.

Museum and other Collections

Among other places, his work can be found at the Smithsonian; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; the Cincinnati Museum of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus Georgia and the House of Representatives.

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