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| First Name | Edward |
| Last Name | Longo |
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| Country | United States |
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Biography: Edward Longo - Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Edward Longo spent his youth in Cheshire. Then he joined the Naval Air Force where he spent four years serving on numerous Naval bases and aircraft carriers as an aviation mechanic. It was only after this laborious process of working with his hands that he became interested in oil paintings. His introduction to paint brushes, palette knives, and rare techniques of applying oil came when the Hartford YMCA sponsored a ten week art class. It was only after a half dozen of those classes that he felt confident enough to begin painting on his own. After many years of experimenting with different techniques, mediums, and the execution thereof he finally set up his own gallery in Hartford.
. . . This experience, however, was short-lived. The business owners across the street united and began harrassing him because of the painting of his scantilly-dressed model which hung in the second floor window of his gallery. When a police officer visited the premises and demanded that he remove the work from the window he knew it was time make a move - literally. Prompted by the inspiration of a friend, he became convinced he could make a bold move to New York City. Leaving all equiptment and furnishings behind Ed Longo looked foward to setting his sights on the excitement of creating oil paintings. Encompassing photography, drawing, painting, even writing Longo elevated himself, as well as the viewers, out of the banality of suburban life and into the realm of utter creativity. In order to escape the barrage of mass media-fed images and information that assaults folks daily, his early endeavor as an artist continued.
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