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Jo Crisp-Ellert Obituary
JO ANN CRISP-ELLERT
1924 - 2007
Passed away in St. Augustine, Florida, Wednesday, January 3, 2007.
Dr. Jo Ann received her BFA from Syracuse University and her MFA and PhD from The American University. The Andrew Mellon Foundation awarded her a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Yale University. In studies abroad she received a Diploma in Art from the Royal College of Art and also from the Sorbonne.
Jo Ann's brilliant-hued paintings established her as a member of the Washington Color School and earned her a place in Who's Who in American Art. She often added found objects to her out-sized paintings and invaded the viewer's space with her installations. Intelligence and good humor were always present in her work.
Jo Ann had many one-person shows at Gallery 10 in Washington during the more than 20 years she was a member. Additionally, she exhibited in galleries on P Street and R Street, as well as galleries in London and Paris. Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, is constructing the Jo Ann Crisp-Ellert Art Museum to show her paintings and provide the campus with a beautiful new venue for the visual arts.
Jo Ann wrote half a dozen entertaining books. In 19 Palace Gate she chronicles in an exciting first person style the art genre as it developed in post WWII London. In 3099 Que Street, soon to be published, the chronicle continues in the art world of Georgetown and Washington.
Interment services will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, January 31.
There will be a reception in memory of Jo Ann at the Dr. Jo Ann Crisp-Ellert Gallery in The Katzen Art Center, The American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W,, Washington, DC on Thursday, February 1 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
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Kenn Fox
January 26, 2007
Our Deepest Sympathy to Dr. Ellert's family and friends as they deal with this most trying time. The beauty in Dr. Ellert's paintings will long surpass the test of time, for each time one of us looks upon a canvas she created, we shall do so with a smile and that is most likely how she would have wanted it to be. God bless, Kenn Fox & the staff of Kanvas Art, Washington DC
Mary C Siess
January 9, 2007
Our sympathies and condolences go to JoAnn's husband Bob and her sister Nancy at this very sad time. It was an honour and a pleasure to have known JoAnn, we will miss her very much. We hope that all your happy memories help you through this very difficult time.
You are in our thoughts and prayers,
Mary & Doug Siess.
Pam & Vince Pahl
January 7, 2007
Our sympathy to Bob on this terribly sad occasion. We are grateful we had the opportunity to get to know JoAnn so well. She was an inspiration to everyone who knew her, both from her courage with her illness, and through her amazing art. We are happy that she had such a wonderful and fulfilling life with Bob at her side. We miss her already and she will be in our thoughts and prayers for always.
Pam Pahl
January 7, 2007
On behalf of the Board of Directors, Staff and Members of St. Augustine Art Association, our deepest sympathy goes to Bob. JoAnn was a wonderful friend and inspiration to our Association. We enjoyed her presence at many of our events, we appreciated her wonderful art and are grateful for her generosity. She will be sorely missed, but remembered in our prayers.
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