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Pratt Institute.
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Isaiah Zagar
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He is notable for his murals which are primarily in or around Philadelphia"s South Street. Zagar received his Bachelor of Arts from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York City. After getting married, the Zagars traveled to Peru to volunteer through the Peace Corps.
Zagar was very inspired by Peruvian folk art during this time.
After three years in Peru, the Zagars moved to South Philadelphia in 1968 where they opened the Eyes Gallery, a folk art shop on South Street. In December 1968, the Eyes Gallery was the site of Zagar"s first mosaic.
Zagar mosaiced it as a way to create a folk art environment for the art they were selling. Pew Charitable Trust Individual Artist Fellowship Grant of $50,000 for work in the interdisciplinary arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1995.
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1979.
Member of the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers Artists Association.
