Herbert Abrams

Herbert E. Abrams (March 20, 1921 – August 29, 2003) was an American artist. He was one of the leading portrait artists of his grow old known for his style of time-honored realism. His works included the certified White House portraits of former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. During his prolific career, he painted higher than 400 portraits, including those of General William Westmoreland, playwright Arthur Miller and astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.

Other portraits by Abrams are displayed at the Capitol (former Sen. Howard H. Baker), the Treasury Department (former Treasury Secretary Donald T. Regan), the National Portrait Gallery (Miller) in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (Westmoreland and Aldrin).

Abrams was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, as the ninth child in a relatives of ten. His parents were first-generation immigrants from Germany. His to the front childhood was spent on a farm, but by his high school years the intimates was full of beans in Hartford, Connecticut, where Abrams attended Hartford High School. He recognized the teachers there later persuading him to focus on school and continue afterward his education. After tall school he attended Norwich Art School (1939–1940) and Pratt Institute.

In 1942, he was drafted into the army and became a camouflage technician. In this face he re-designed the U.S. aircraft insignia, adding the tabs upon the sides of the circle to make it more distinctive at forward-thinking speeds. He then was trained as a pilot and became an ahead of its time flight instructor. He was a Second Lieutenant.

After World War II, Abrams returned to The Pratt Institute and graduated later honors in 1946. He next attended the Art Students League of New York from 1948–1953, studying considering Frank Vincent DuMond.

Abrams spent many years living upon West 67th Street in New York City, selling paintings at the Greenwich Village Art Show. He as a consequence taught classes for officer personnel at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from 1953 to 1974. In 1961 he was commissioned by the West Point Museum to pull off a portrait of William C. Westmoreland.

Abrams' works put in the recognized White House portraits of former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. These portraits are currently hanging in The White House, Washington, DC. He afterward painted the certified portrait of First Lady Barbara Bush. In 1995 he became the first performer to have portraits of both Republican and Democrat presidents at the White House.

Abrams spent his fixed idea years in Warren, Connecticut, and died of cancer in easy to use Kent. He was survived by wife Lois, son William, daughter Kathryn Ann Abrams Bindert, brother Arthur and five grandchildren. Lois was not only his wife, but furthermore managed his event and public relations.