Known for his oil paintings, etchings and woodcuts, Irving Amen was born in New York City, worked there for some years, and then moved to Boca Raton, Florida. He studied at the Pratt Institute from 1932 to 1939 and also studied in Paris and in Italy. He created a Peace Medal commemorating the end of the Viet Nam war and for a synagogue in Columbus, Ohio, designed a stained glass window of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. He has been an instructor of art at Pratt Institute and at
Notre Dame University in South Bend, Indiana. Among his memberships
are the Society of American Graphic Artists, the International
Society of Wood Engravers, and Audubon Artists. |
