Artist Bio
Born in Atlantic City, NJ, John Calabrese received his BA in Art from Catholic University, Washington, D. C., MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and his Ph. D. in Comparative Arts from Ohio University, Athens.
He is Professor Emeritus of Art at Texas Women's University, Denton, where he taught art history, aesthetics, history of film noir, and the Art of Alfred Hitchcock, and was in charge of the Studies Abroad Art History program which he initiated in 1994. He has published articles on Paul Klee, J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings", and Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" and "The Trouble with Harry". For a list of exhibitions of his drawings please consult the website: "About the Artist." (see below)