| Robert Cottingham | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert William Cottingham |
| Born | September 26, 1935 Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Photorealist painter |
| Training | B.F.A., Pratt Institute, New York |
| Movement | Photorealism |
| Patrons | Louis K.R. Meisel |
| Influenced by | Pop Art, Piet Mondrian, Edward Hopper, Charles Demuth |
Robert Cottingham (Born 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is considered to be one of most important original Photorealist painters.[1] Cottingham's work focuses on items associated as Americana. He studied art at Brooklyn's Pratt Institute. His first solo show was in 1971 at the O.K. Harris Gallery in New York.[2] A retrospective of Cottingham's work took place at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1998.
There is a painting by this painter in the Boca Raton Art Museum,Florida("Bacon and Eggs")There is currently a special exhibit of his "Star Series"paintings in the Boca Raton Florida Art Museum(until 2011).