Background
Reilly, Frank Joseph was born on August 21, 1906 in New York City. Son of Joseph Edwin and Mary (Franz) Reilly.
Reilly, Frank Joseph was born on August 21, 1906 in New York City. Son of Joseph Edwin and Mary (Franz) Reilly.
Student Art Student’s League, 1927-1931. Private study painting.
Art Student’s League, 1933-1961, teacher, 1943-1961. Teacher Grand Central School Art, 1934-1937, Art Associates, 1939-1942. Illustrator national magazines and advertising, 1943-1951.
Teacher Moore Institute, Pratt Institute, 1951-1953.
President Frank Reilly School of Art, New York City. Exhibited National Academy of Design, Allied Artists, Art Student’s League, Society Illustrators, Liberty Hall Philadelphia.
Executed murals Johnson City Court House, Tennessee, Bronx (New York) High School Science, New York Schools. Director National Institute Art and Design, Art School at Northwest School.
President Council American Artists Societies
Art commissioner New York City.
Served as a Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943. Member Century Association, also Art Student’s League (vice president 1936), Society Illustrators Society (treasurer 1949-1950), National Society Mural Painters (vice president 1955-1956), Artists and Writers, Allied Artists, Intersoc. Color Council, Optical Society American, National Academy of Design.
Clubs: Salamagundi, Dutch Treat (New York City).
Married Rita Catherine O’Hare, July 18, 1936.