biography of Robert Kennedy ABBETT (1926-2015)

Birth place: Hammond, IN

Addresses: Chicago, IL; NYC

Profession: Illustrator, painter

Studied: Purdue Univ.; Univ. of Missouri; Chicago Academy of FA

Member: SI; Westport Artists (pres.)

Comments: Position: t., Silvermine Guild, CT, 1959-62. Abbett was an illustrator for national magazines and books until the early seventies, when he began painting outdoor scenes. He created paintings for the stamp/print programs of conservation groups, a series for the National Quarter Horse Assoc., and portraits of such notables as the actor James Stewart.

Sources: W & R Reed, The Illustrator in America, 284.