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William Armstrong (born May 8, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey, United States) is an American artist who works primarily in painting and sculpting. He is represented by the William Armstrong Art Gallery and Studio, the Reynolds Square Fine Art Gallery () located in Savannah, Georgia, and World Wide Arts Resources (). ==Life and work== William Armstrong started out at 14 painting signs for butcher shops, in Newark. Armstrong studied at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts. He went on to become one of the world's leading scenic artists, creating dozens of major movie sets.〔American Art Collector,Published by Vincent W. Miller, 2009. ISSN 1547-7088〕 An accomplished artist, painter, sculptor and craftsman, Armstrong has worked with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Woody Allen. Among Armstrong’s ornate movie sets featured in Architectural Digest have been Meet Joe Black and The Legend of Bagger Vance, the project that brought the painter to Savannah, Georgia which he and his wife Monique now call home. Armstrong typically works from pen and ink drawings and pencil sketches, carefully observing the landscape and people around him. He also creates watercolors on location, en plein air. 〔Finkel, Jori. ''( ARTIST DOSSIER: William Armstrong ).'' May 2009, Art+Auction.〕 Armstrong is best known for his low-country landscapes, figurative painting and cutting-edge scenic work. 〔(International Movie Database )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Armstrong (American artist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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