Harry Stella

I was born March 21,1925 in New York City. I grew up in Little Italy, which is in lower Manhattan. While I was young, I started to appreciate the art scene in & around Grenwich Village. It was a melting pot for talented individuals of musicians, actors & painters. When I became 18 in 1943 I enlisted in the US NAVY after graduated High School. I Enlisted in the U.S Navy during World War 2 and I was a carpenter on a naval ship overseas. When I was discharged honorably, I then returned to NY to start and experience the next phase of my life. While Developing the necessary skills in this competitive world & showing my ability to work hard in the art and fashion industry, I earned myself a career along the way using my artistic talent towards a very successful career with Cohama Decorative Fabrics. My position as a drapery supervisor was between the years of 1956-1984. My succesful career gave me the stability to raise a family of 4 children along with my wife in Long Island, NY. I then retired & headed to South Florida in 1989. In South Florida, I had started to realized my dream of becoming a freelance artist. I created my own unique approach to photography as well as beginning to sketch & draw which led me to painting with all types ...

Phoenix Art School 1947

Arts Students League 1948 Instructors Miller and Macpherson.

Cartoonist Illustrators School with Howard Arnold 1949-1950.

Chelsea Center
E Norwich, NY 1999

Schacknow Museum
Plantation, FL 2002

Coral Springs Ctr of Arts,
Coral Springs, FL 2003

Bailey Hall - Broward College Main Campus
Davie, FL 2004