Joe Ardourel

1931 - 2015

Joe B. Ardourel, a resident of The Villages, Florida, died in Leesburg, Florida, from complications following heart surgery. He is survived by his sister Jeanine Ardourel of Menlo Park, California. Joe was born in Boulder, Colorado, and educated in the Boulder Public Schools, graduating from Boulder High School in 1949. While attending the University of Colorado, Joe was inducted into Sumalia and Heart and Dagger honor societies, was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, and was an editor-in-chief of The Coloradan yearbook. After receiving his BA in Journalism in 1953, Joe served two years as a second lieutenant in the US Army Intelligence Service. Following his discharge from the army, Joe continued his higher education and received an MA in Journalism from Syracuse University, an MA in English Literature from the University of Colorado, and an MA in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1962, Joe returned to Boulder, Colorado where he began his career as an artist, specializing in woodcuts and serigraphs. Among the public collections including his work are the Brooklyn Museum, the Smithsonian Institute, the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, The Boston Public Library,The Cincinnati Art Museum, and the US State Department. Inurnment will be private. A memorial retrospective exhibit of Joe's artwork will be held this summer in Boulder, Colorado.