- Preferred Name
Russo, Michele
- Brief Biography
1909-2004
- Nationality
American; Pacific Northwest
- Occupation
painter
- Description
Studied: Yale University with Boardman Robinson and George Biddle on a fellowship at Colorado Springs FA center http://digital.collection.marylhurst.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15184coll2/id/377/rec/41 http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-michele-russo-12555 Happy Birthday to Michele Russo, born on this date in 1909 in Waterbury, CT. He graduated from Yale in 1934 with a BFA and, in addition to a prolific painting career, co-founded the Portland Center for Visual Arts and the Artists Equity of Oregon. Married to Sally Haley, they moved to Portland in 1947 where they became very active in the artist’s community. He died in 2004, and is survived by two sons, Gian and Michael.
- Related Publications
A University Collects: Oregon Pacific Northwest Heritage subject
- Exhibitions
Michele Russo: Oil Paintings & Osalid Prints subject
A University Collects: Oregon Pacific Northwest Heritage subject
