Art on the Move - Crilley Print

Joseph Crilley

Bus Station

Date of Birth: 01/08/20
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Disciplines: Painter, Photographer, Writer

Known for his vibrant colors and realistic style, Crilley studied art in night classes until W.W.II interrupted his plans. He enlisted in the service and was assigned to Europe as a paratrooper.

Crilley's later travels in Europe resulted in beautifully detailed pen and ink drawings of the great cathedrals. Best known for his realistic images of towns and street scenes, some of his earlier work employed the tromp l'oeil style, depicting objects in such lifelike detail that someone once tried to pick up his painting of a one-dollar bill.

Crilley moved to New Hope in 1948, where he began painting in earnest, and taught art at the New Hope-Solebury High School. He left teaching to become a photographer, continuing to paint and exhibit while pursuing a very active photography career.

In addition to his professional assignments, he produced a book of his photographs and wrote articles for local papers accompanied by his photos.

An avid fisherman, Crilley wrote articles on the sport for the Lambertville Beacon, and has illustrated the subject for several magazines.

Sportsman

Trout Stream


	Joseph Crilley
		BIOGRAPHY Education and Training Philadelphia School of Industrial Arts (University of the Arts), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, night school, 1939-1941, 1957-1959 Fleisher Memorial, Graphic Sketch Club, 1939-1941 Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948-1949 Apprentice toolmaker Teachers and Influences Influenced by the Great Dutch Masters, Vermeer and Rembrandt, as well as the Italian Renaissance, and French and English painters. Connection to Bucks County Joseph Crilley first came to Bucks County in 1935 as a boy scout from Philadelphia to go camping at Bowman's Hill near New Hope. At that time he said that he would one day live in Bucks County. True to his word, he moved to New Hope in 1948, and remains a Bucks County resident. Colleagues and Affiliations Ranulph Bye, Vincent Ceglia, James Wolfe, Jack Rosen, Harry Rosin, Harry Haenigsen, John Folinsbee, Harry Leith-Ross, and Walter Baum. Crilley taught art at the New Hope-Solebury High School, where he developed the yearbook into a work of art and inspired his students to produce an anti-establishment satire People Please! He is known locally for his realistic paintings of houses and yards in the New Hope-Lambertville area. An avid fisherman, he wrote articles for The Lambertville Beacon from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, and has depicted the annual shad fishing in Lambertville in several of his paintings.


	Joseph Crilley
		Major Solo Exhibitions Doylestown Education Building, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1960 Crest Gallery, Holicong, Pennsylvania, 1962 Charley's Barber Shop, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1966, 1967 Lambertville House, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1976-1980, 1982-1985 Kiski School, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, 1985 Genest Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1986-1991 Artfull Eye Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 One Man Photographic Exhibitions: Mt. St. Mary's College, Hookset, New Hampshire Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia Lambertville House, Lambertville, New Jersey Chatwell Manor School, Mendham Rider College, Trenton, New Jersey Major Group Exhibitions Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Liscombe Lodge, Liscombe, Nova Scotia, Canada James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland National Arts Club, New York, New York Second Philadelphia Arts Festival, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1959 Trenton City Museum, Trenton, New Jersey Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1981 Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963-1994 Phillip's Mill Annual Juried Exhibition, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1977,1982,1983, 1985, 1986, 1990 Audubon Artists at The National Academy of Design, 1964,1988 - 1997 Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990 Christmas Show with Cortland Butterfield, Genest Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1991 Mystic International, Connecticut, 1991 - 1997 Silvermine, Connecticut,1991 Audubon Artists, New York, New York, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993 - 1997 Doylestown Art League, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1995 Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1985, 1990, 1995 Coryell Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994 Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, 1962, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Major Collections Atlantic Salmon Museum, Margaree, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Bucks County Traveling Art Collection, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Former Continental Bank, New Hope, Pennsylvania Peter King (private collection), Melbourne, Australia The Kiski School, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissions Exchange Club, map of New Hope, 1976 Eagle Fire Company, gift to Continental Bank of New Hope, 1987 Nonfiction New York, Island of Islands, photographs by Joseph Crilley, text by Arthur Carduner, New York, 1965 Crilley in Europe, printed by Wiliam J. Keller, Inc., 1968 Publications Illustrations and covers for: The Quaker City Scout Magazine, 1938, 1939 Pennsylvania Angler, 1970, 1971 Yankee magazine, 1982, 1983 Atlantic Salmon Journal, 1991, 1992, 1995 Crilley's photographs have been used in more than 400 catalogs, brochures, admissions and department pieces in colleges and universities, as well as Time-Life books, Graphis (Switzerland), IBM Corporation, New Jersey State Museum, Newark Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum, Winterthur Museum, Outdoor Life, Rod and Gun of Canada, Popular Photography, Professional Photographers of America, American Artist, Antiques Magazine, Travel and Leisure, American Booksellers, Arts & Antiques, Forbes, and others. Teaching and Professional Appointments Art Teacher, New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope, 1955-1961 Major Awards New Jersey Grant for Photographic Essay, New Jersey Grant-in Aid, New Jersey Historical Commision, 1975 Gold Medal, Da Vinci Art Alliance, 1980, 1991, 1995 Best in Show Award, Phillip's Mill Community Association, 1983 Theodore W. Sommer Award, Phillip's Mill Community Association, 1985 Winning Design, Borough Seal, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1989 Award of Excellence, Mystic International, Mystic, Connecticut, 1991 Anthony Cirino Award, Audubon Artist, New York, 1992 Grumbacher Gold Medal, Audubon Artists, New York, 1996 Alice B. Reynolds Award, Salmagundi Club Thumb Box Show, New York, 1995 Second Award, Philadelphia Sketch Club Small Oil Annual, 1995 Affiliations and Memberships Co-chair with John Foster, Phillip's Mill Community Association, 1975 Sole juror, Mercer City Photo Exhibit, 1978 Juror, An Artistic Discovery, National High School Art Competition, 1982 Juror, one year, Salmagundi Club, New York City, 1993 Juror, New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival, 1995 Member, Da Vinci Art Alliace Member, Philadelphia Sketch Club Samagundi Club, New York Audubon Artists, New York