John Edward Costigan [SEP] date of death
John Edward Costigan
John Edward Costigan NA (1888–1972) was an American artist.
Biography.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Costigan was mainly self-taught. He is known for his strong brush stroke and an interest in the common person as a subject. He portrays his people as deeply rooted in the soil that they work, humble yet dignified and contented. His most famous mediums are oil and watercolor painting as well as etchings and lithographs. The firm that he had worked for closed during the depression
and commissioner in the Royal Commission on the activities of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union (known as the "Costigan Commission")
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