Bo Bartlett (American, born 1955)
Bo Bartlett is a contemporary American realist painter in the tradition of Thomas Eakins, Andrew Wyeth, and Winslow Homer. Bartlett paints the world around him – his family, friends, and his wife and muse, Betsy Eby – in settings that depict memories, dreams, literary references, and current events. He has received numerous solo exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad and awards including a PEW Fellowship in the Arts. His work is in the public collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA; Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN; Denver Museum of Art, Denver, CO; and Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA; among others.
Information Courtesy of Rago Arts, October, 2019.