Background
Bo Bartlett was born on December 29, 1955 in Columbus, Georgia.
Bo Bartlett was born on December 29, 1955 in Columbus, Georgia.
At the age of 19 he traveled to Florence, Italy where he studied under Ben Long. In 1975 he returned to the United States, where he studied at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and then the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He also studied anatomy at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
During his time in Pennsylvania, Bartlett apprenticed under Nelson Shanks.
Bartlett then went on to study liberal arts at the University of Pennsylvania from 1980 to 1981. In 1986, Bartlett received a Certificate in Filmmaking from New York University. The film, entitled Snow Hill, began Bartlett"s relationship with Wyeth as a lifelong friend.
Bo Bartlett currently lives and paints on an island off the coast of Maine in summer, and in his hometown of Columbus, Georgia in the winter.
Bartlett has been influenced by Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, Winslow Homer, Balthus, Norman Rockwell, and Andrew Wyeth.