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David Foster Pratt (11 January 1918 – 21 November 2010) was an American artist, art instructor and designer. He was best known for his watercolor and oil landscapes. Pratt served as the director of the Art Institute of Buffalo in the late 1940s and early 1950s. During his tenure at the Institute, he worked closely with Charles Burchfield. He lived and worked most of his life in western New York. His works have been exhibited in many northeastern and mid-west states. == Life == He was born 11 January 1918 in Ithaca, New York.〔Strong, Mark, ("David Pratt" ), Meibohm Fine Arts, East Aurora, New York, 1999 (Compiled from sources: "A Retrospective Exhibition 1939-1991", Burchfield Art Center, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, exhibition catalog, Nancy Weekly, Charles Cary Rumsey Curator, Burchfield Art Center, and ''Who was Who in American Art'')〕 As a young boy, Pratt watched an artist set up his easel and begin painting the New York countryside. He was curious and stopped to talk. The artist was Carl Bredemeier. That was Pratt’s introduction to art. It also began a lifelong friendship between Pratt and Bredemeier.〔("David Pratt: A Life in Art" ), Western New York Heritage (Vol. 11, No. 1), ''Western New York Heritage Press'', Cheektowaga, New York, Spring 2008.〕〔Dabkowski, Colin, ("David Pratt, construction worker, prolific artist" ), ''Buffalo News'', Buffalo, New York, 24 November 2010.〕 In 1934, Pratt began working in Bredemeier’s gallery in Buffalo, New York. Pratt worked with Bredemeier as an art restorer, carver, and framer for the next fourteen years. During that time, Pratt studied with painter William B. Rowe and sculptor William Ehrich at the Art Institute of Buffalo. In 1939, he won the Best Landscape award at the Western New York Exhibition hosted by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.〔〔 In 1940, Pratt enlisted in the United States Army. During World War II, Pratt was stationed in California, Hawaii, and the south Pacific. After the war, he returned to Buffalo and taught creative painting at the Art Institute of Buffalo. While a member of the Institute’s faculty, Pratt assisted the well known artist Charles Burchfield, and worked closely with painter William B. Rowe. Pratt served as the Institute’s director from 1949 to 1952.〔〔 During his tenure at the Institute, he earned a reputation as one of the best artists in western New York.〔("An Alternative Course: The Art Institute of Buffalo (1931-1956)" ), Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State University, Buffalo, New York, 5 July 2006.〕 In the 1950s, Pratt began to actively exhibit his work. This expanded his following in the art world, especially in western New York and the mid-west. In 1992, Burchfield-Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College put together a special retrospective highlighting Pratt’s works from 1939 to 1991. In 2007, the Burchfield Nature and Art Center Gallery in West Seneca, New York, hosted a special exhibited entitled ''The Vision of Watercolor'' with works by Pratt and three members of his family (Michael Pratt, Sarah Tobin, and Susan Rudnicky). Pratt died in Holland, New York on 21 November 2010.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Foster Pratt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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