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Gabin, George Joseph was born on April 16, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Pincus and Gertrude (Scharf) Gabin.
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George Joseph Gabin
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George Joseph Gabin, American artist, educator. Recipient Paul Puzinas prize, Allied Artists American, 1977, Ralph Fabri Memorial medal, 1983, Grumbacher Gold medal, Wistariahurst Museum Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1981. Member of Guild Boston Artists, Allied Artists American, Rockport Art Association (chair arts committee 1965-1969).
Education
Gabin studied art at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in Brooklyn, New York, from 1949-1954.
Career
Born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, Gabin was a prolific painter whose work spanned more than six decades, Gabin"s realist paintings and drawings have been described as "atmospheric quasi-surreal." He exhibited nationally, and his work is in more than 100 collections in the United States. He also studied at the Art Students League in New York City from 1950-1954. From 1963 until 1970, Gabin taught at the New England School of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts
In 1970, he and a group of fellow artists, which included Oliver Balf, Joseph Jeswald, Roger Martin, Reno Pisano, Paul Scott, Jim Sweeney and Vincent Varvaro, founded Montserrat School of Visual Art, the forerunner of Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts
Gabin served on the faculty at Montserrat until his retirement in 1998. He was Professor Emeritus at the college until his death in January 2012.
Gabin died in Somerville, Massachusetts, in January 2012.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Guild Boston Artists, Allied Artists American, Rockport Art Association (chair arts committee 1965-1969).
Connections
Married Ellen Ruth Krames, May 3, 1953 (divorced January 1986). Children: Nancy, Carol, Johannah. Married Martha Susan Stone.
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Recipient Paul Puzinas prize, Allied Artists American, 1977, Ralph Fabri Memorial medal, 1983, Grumbacher Gold medal, Wistariahurst Museum Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1981.Recipient Paul Puzinas prize, Allied Artists American, 1977, Ralph Fabri Memorial medal, 1983, Grumbacher Gold medal, Wistariahurst Museum Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1981.