Background
Ross, John T. was born on September 25, 1921 in New York City. Son of Ferdinand Joseph and Mary Agnes (Higgins) Ross.
(John Ross and Clare Romano are printmakers, illustrators,...)
John Ross and Clare Romano are printmakers, illustrators, teachers and authors. This is a collection of some of their traditional book illustrations and limited edition artists' books, showcasing a 50-year collaboration between these two masters. Included in the collection are both mass distribution books that contain illustrations by Ross and issued by commercial publishers, as well as books designed, typeset, illustrated, and hand-printed by Ross himself, and published in limited small editions under the imprint of High Tide Press, which he and Romano established in 1991.
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Ross, John T. was born on September 25, 1921 in New York City. Son of Ferdinand Joseph and Mary Agnes (Higgins) Ross.
Student, Cooper Union Art School, 1939-1948; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cooper Union Art School, 1975.
Art director, Pageant Magazine, New York City, 1946-1948;
member of faculty, New School for Social Research, New York City, since 1957;
professor, department chairman art, Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York, 1964-1986. Adjunct Professor Yale University, New Haven, 1982. Adjunct faculty Columbia University, New York City, 1983-1985.
Art director Aquarius Press, New York City, 1968-1972. Chairman of the Board Center for Book Arts, New York City, 1995-1999. Board directors Art Center Northern New Jersey, Englewood, 1966-1967.
Foreign service staff officer United States Information Agency, Romania and Yugoslavia, 1964-1966.
(John Ross and Clare Romano are printmakers, illustrators,...)
Chairman advisory panel Cooper Union Art School, New York City, 1967-1969. Sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, Italy. Member National Academy of Design, Century Association New York City, Society of America Graphic Artists (president), Center for Book Arts New York City, Typophiles New York City, Grolier Club.
Married Clare Romano. Children: Christopher, Timothy.