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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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.
His website indicates the following awards have been made
Daniel Greene is a notable portrait artist. In 1998 he became a member of the Board of Directors of the Portrait Society of America.
His work in pastels has been recognised by:
His book, Pastel, is an instructional treatise for artists who work in the medium.
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.