Angell was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1940.[4] His father was a private eye, and his mother a painter and teacher.[5] Angell grew up in the San Fernando Valley.[6]: 88 As a child, explored the Los Angeles River to hunt and fish, as well as the local beaches to surf and skin dive. This early exposure to nature instilled in him a life-long respect for the outdoors and native animals. He went to Seattle in 1959[2] on an athletics scholarship[5] and obtained a BA in Speech Communications and a MA degree from the University of Washington.[6]: 88
Angell taught high school and junior college communication courses before assuming the position of State Supervisor in the Office of Environmental Education for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction of Washington state. He remained in this position for over thirty years.
He was active in the Nature Conservancy, with time as chairman and as a member of the board of its Washington chapter.[7]: 289 He received the national organization's highest award of the Golden Oak Leaf for his work in establishing the Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area. Likewise he was recognized as a Champion of Puget Sound by the Puget Sound Keeper's Alliance in 2014. His outreach with both his writing and artwork resulted in his election into the Hall of Fame of the Department of Communications at the University of Washington.
Awards for his artwork include the Master Artist Medal from the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Gallery of Wausau Wisconsin, and a first prize award in illustration from the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2006. His sculpture "Stretching Kestrel" received the Chilmark Award from the National Sculpture Society, an organization of which he is an elected Fellow.
In 2016, the Museum of Northwest Art awarded a Northwest Luminaries award in Angell's name. These awards are named in honor of those who have left a lasting impact on the Pacific Northwest region (including Patti Warashina and art historian Bill Holm). These awards are then given to artists of promise as chosen by a distinguished nominating panel and jury.
Writing and illustrating more than a dozen books related to nature, Angell has received the Washington State Writers Award for four of his works including Birds of Prey of the Pacific Northwest Slope, Ravens, Crows, Magpies and Jays (University of Washington Press) and In the Company of Crows and Ravens (Yale University Press). His most recent book, T he House of Owls (Yale University Press) received the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award for nature and the environment writing. His book Puget Sound Through an Artist's Eye (University of Washington Press) is a collection of his artistic works in stone, bronze and line along with a narrative that describes his artistic response to the region he lives in.
As author and illustrator:
Birds of Prey on the Pacific Northwest Slope. Seattle: Pacific Search Press, 1972
Owls. Seattle; London: University of Washington Press, 1974
Ravens, Crows, Magpies and Jays. Seattle; London: University of Washington Press, 1978
(with Kenneth Balcomb) Marine Birds and Mammals of Puget Sound. Seattle: Washington Sea Grant Publication; distributed by the University of Washington Press, 1982
The Artist as Advocate for Nature: A Dialogue of Necessity. Bainbridge Island, WA: Arbor Fund, [1994]
(with John Marzluff) In the Company of Crows and Ravens. New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2005
Puget Sound Through an Artist's Eye. Seattle; London: University of Washington Press, 2009
(with John Marzluff) Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012
The House of Owls. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015
As illustrator
Gordon H. Orians (1985). Blackbirds of the Americas. Seattle; London: University of Washington Press
Bert Bender (1988). Sea Brothers: American Sea Fiction since Moby Dick. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press
John Marzluff, Russell Balda (1992). T he Pinyon Jay: Behavioral ecology of a colonial and cooperative corvid. London: Poyser
Hal Opperman (2003). A Birder's Guide to Washington. Colorado Springs: American Birding Association
Over the past half century the artist and his work has been featured in a number of newspaper and magazines articles. Among the most recent in news have been:
"Tony Angell: Through Wild Rock," Western Art and Architecture Magazine, May 2015
"Tony Angell: Liberating the Spirit," Art of the West, May/June 2016
"Tony Angell: Artist's new exhibit opens Thursday," Seattle Times blog, December 2011
Links
Artist website: www.tonyangell.net
"Tony Angell Artist," film produced by Fidget.tv and underwritten by the Seattle Arts Commission, 2010
References
^Allan Werden (December 1983). Marine Birds and Mammals of Puget Sound by Tony Angell, Kenneth C. Balcomb, III (review). The Wilson Bulletin95 (4): 704-705. (subscription required)
^ abMary Ann Gwinn (20 November 2009). Tony Angell evokes Northwest nature in 'Puget Sound Through an Artist's Eye'. Seattle Times. Accessed October 2015.
^Elizabeth Hunter. Tony Angell, December Exhibition. 10/5/2009. Foster/White Gallery. print.
^William H. Gerdts, David J. Wagner (1998). Natural Habitat: Contemporary Wildlife Artists of North America. New York: Spanierman Gallery. ISBN9780945936183.
^ abcRichard Seven (1 June 2003). Wrestling with Stone. Southwest Art. (subscription required)
^ abDon T. Luce (1994). Wildlife Art in America (exhibition catalogue). Minneapolis, MN: James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota. ISBN9781884879005.
^ abcJohn Marzluff, Tony Argell (2012). Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans. New York: Simon & Schuster.
^Jamaican Crows. London: Victoria & Albert Museum. Accessed October 2015.
^Mary Ann Gwinn (23 October 2005). "Crows and Ravens": Fear and fascination, evermore. Seattle Times. Accessed October 2015.
May 05, 2023
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Tony Angell is an American wildlife artist environmental educator and writer 1 704 He has lived in Seattle Washington since 1959 2 3 Tony AngellAngell in front of Foster White Gallery in historic Pioneer Square Seattle Born1940Los Angeles CaliforniaNationalityAmericanKnown forbird illustration sculptureAwardsV amp A Illustration Awards 2006ElectedAmerican Ornithologists Union memberNational Sculpture Society fellowExplorers Club fellow Contents 1 Life 2 Artwork 3 Publications 4 Links 5 ReferencesLife EditAngell was born in Los Angeles California in 1940 4 His father was a private eye and his mother a painter and teacher 5 Angell grew up in the San Fernando Valley 6 88 As a child explored the Los Angeles River to hunt and fish as well as the local beaches to surf and skin dive This early exposure to nature instilled in him a life long respect for the outdoors and native animals He went to Seattle in 1959 2 on an athletics scholarship 5 and obtained a BA in Speech Communications and a MA degree from the University of Washington 6 88 Angell taught high school and junior college communication courses before assuming the position of State Supervisor in the Office of Environmental Education for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction of Washington state He remained in this position for over thirty years He was active in the Nature Conservancy with time as chairman and as a member of the board of its Washington chapter 7 289 He received the national organization s highest award of the Golden Oak Leaf for his work in establishing the Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area Likewise he was recognized as a Champion of Puget Sound by the Puget Sound Keeper s Alliance in 2014 His outreach with both his writing and artwork resulted in his election into the Hall of Fame of the Department of Communications at the University of Washington Artwork EditAngell makes sculptures in bronze and stone and has shown them regularly for some forty years 7 289 He has worked in chlorite granite marble sandstone serpentine slate and soapstone 5 Among his many public commissions Angell includes Seattle s Woodland Park Zoo the Seattle Aquarium the City of Redmond WA the Mount Baker Ski Area Sleeping Lady in Leavenworth WA and the public libraries of Bainbridge and Lopez Island His work is part of the Harborview Medical Center and the public collection of the Seattle Business Center His sculptural work is included in the collections of the Museum of Northwest Art the Seattle Art Museum the Frye Art Museum and the Tacoma Art Museum as well as the Gilcrease Museum of Art in Tulsa Oklahoma the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole Wyoming 7 289 Cornell University has his paintings in their collections as does the Victoria and Albert Museum in London England Awards for his artwork include the Master Artist Medal from the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Gallery of Wausau Wisconsin and a first prize award in illustration from the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2006 His sculpture Stretching Kestrel received the Chilmark Award from the National Sculpture Society an organization of which he is an elected Fellow In 2016 the Museum of Northwest Art awarded a Northwest Luminaries award in Angell s name These awards are named in honor of those who have left a lasting impact on the Pacific Northwest region including Patti Warashina and art historian Bill Holm These awards are then given to artists of promise as chosen by a distinguished nominating panel and jury Angell acknowledges a number of influences on his work the bird illustrators Don Eckelberry and Morris Graves the carvings of the Haida Tlingit and Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and a Japanese Edo period screen carved with crows in the Seattle Asian Art Museum 8 9 Publications EditWriting and illustrating more than a dozen books related to nature Angell has received the Washington State Writers Award for four of his works including Birds of Prey of the Pacific Northwest Slope Ravens Crows Magpies and Jays University of Washington Press and In the Company of Crows and Ravens Yale University Press His most recent book T he House of Owls Yale University Press received the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award for nature and the environment writing His book Puget Sound Through an Artist s Eye University of Washington Press is a collection of his artistic works in stone bronze and line along with a narrative that describes his artistic response to the region he lives in As author and illustrator Birds of Prey on the Pacific Northwest Slope Seattle Pacific Search Press 1972 Owls Seattle London University of Washington Press 1974 Ravens Crows Magpies and Jays Seattle London University of Washington Press 1978 with Kenneth Balcomb Marine Birds and Mammals of Puget Sound Seattle Washington Sea Grant Publication distributed by the University of Washington Press 1982 The Artist as Advocate for Nature A Dialogue of Necessity Bainbridge Island WA Arbor Fund 1994 with John Marzluff In the Company of Crows and Ravens New Haven London Yale University Press 2005 Puget Sound Through an Artist s Eye Seattle London University of Washington Press 2009 with John Marzluff Gifts of the Crow How Perception Emotion and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans New York Simon amp Schuster 2012 The House of Owls New Haven Yale University Press 2015As illustratorGordon H Orians 1985 Blackbirds of the Americas Seattle London University of Washington Press Bert Bender 1988 Sea Brothers American Sea Fiction since Moby Dick Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press John Marzluff Russell Balda 1992 T he Pinyon Jay Behavioral ecology of a colonial and cooperative corvid London Poyser Hal Opperman 2003 A Birder s Guide to Washington Colorado Springs American Birding AssociationOver the past half century the artist and his work has been featured in a number of newspaper and magazines articles Among the most recent in news have been Tony Angell Through Wild Rock Western Art and Architecture Magazine May 2015 Tony Angell Liberating the Spirit Art of the West May June 2016 Tony Angell Artist s new exhibit opens Thursday Seattle Times blog December 2011Links EditArtist website www tonyangell net Tony Angell Artist film produced by Fidget tv and underwritten by the Seattle Arts Commission 2010References Edit Allan Werden December 1983 Marine Birds and Mammals of Puget Sound by Tony Angell Kenneth C Balcomb III review The Wilson Bulletin 95 4 704 705 subscription required a b Mary Ann Gwinn 20 November 2009 Tony Angell evokes Northwest nature in Puget Sound Through an Artist s Eye Seattle Times Accessed October 2015 Elizabeth Hunter Tony Angell December Exhibition 10 5 2009 Foster White Gallery print William H Gerdts David J Wagner 1998 Natural Habitat Contemporary Wildlife Artists of North America New York Spanierman Gallery ISBN 9780945936183 a b c Richard Seven 1 June 2003 Wrestling with Stone Southwest Art subscription required a b Don T Luce 1994 Wildlife Art in America exhibition catalogue Minneapolis MN James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History College of Biological Sciences University of Minnesota ISBN 9781884879005 a b c John Marzluff Tony Argell 2012 Gifts of the Crow How Perception Emotion and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans New York Simon amp Schuster Jamaican Crows London Victoria amp Albert Museum Accessed October 2015 Mary Ann Gwinn 23 October 2005 Crows and Ravens Fear and fascination evermore Seattle Times Accessed October 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Angell amp oldid 1144548235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
