John Charles Terelak (b. 1942) American, Oil on Canvas "Still Life with Lobster." Signed, copyrighted, and dated '89 bottom left. Framed.

Overall: 32 1/2 x 32 1/2 in. 

Sight: 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. 

Depth: 2 1/4 in. 

#3727 . 

John Charles Terelak was born in 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1960 he enrolled at Vesper George School of Art, and became an instructor there after graduating. He became known as an American Impressionist artist, carrying on the tradition by teaching students the fundamentals of the genre and painting New England landscapes, figural scenes, and still lifes. In 1975 he founded the Gloucester Academy of Fine Art, and was elected president of the New England Watercolor Society. When the Vesper George School of Art closed in 1983, he began to divide his time between Massachusetts and New York City, where he has helped numerous artists find commercial employment and put together multi-artist exhibitions at various galleries. His paintings are found in countless collections including the Andrew Mellon Foundation, Sheraton Corporation, Winthrop Financial Corporation, Prudential Insurance Company, Bank of Boston, Shawmut Bank, State Street Bank, Boston, and the Sterling-Regal Publishing Company. He has had many solo exhibitions as well, and his work is on permanent display at the National Academy of Design, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Springfield Museum, and the Butler Museum.

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