Hall groat sr biography of albert

About the artist:

Hall Groat Sr. is an an American Impressionist painter and a native of Syracus, New York where he studied painting; worked towards his Master of Fine Arts degree and began his life long career as an artist.

Groat has dedicated his entire full time professional career, spanning over forty years, to pursuing his passion for art. The Berkshire Museum was the first of several museums worldwide to acquire a major Groat work. The museum purchased the prize winner, Magalopolis, one of the largest of Groat's railroad paintings.

This is where the late Norman Rockwell first discovered him and invited the then twenty-nine year old to dinner in the Berkshires.

Hall groat sr biography of albert

The United Nations awarded Groat with the honor of having a series of paintings for their stamp reproduction. The series of ten paintings is in the permanent collections of the United Nations Philatelic Museum in Geneva, Switzerland.

In addition, Groat's paintings are included in the collections of notables