Famous Artists: Watercolor masters
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Forest Floor, circa 1968
Watercolor, 19 3/4" x 27 1/2"
Illinois State Museum collection
 Irving Shapiro
(American, 1927-1994)

Irving Shapiro was born in Chicago. He studied painting at the Art Institute and the American Academy of Art, both in Chicago. He taught art at the Academy from 1945 until he retired. Many artists working in watercolor today mention Shapiro as one of their teachers.

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