biography of Joseph James CRILLEY (1920-2008)

Birth place: Philadelphia, PA

Addresses: New Hope, PA, 1948-80; Lambertville, NJ, 1981-82; Hopewell, NJ, 1983-94; Carversville, PA

Profession: Painter, photographer, writer

Studied: Philadelphia College of Art; Fleisher Memorial Graphic Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

Exhibited: Crest Gallery, Holicong, PA, 1960 (solo); Doylestown (Pa.) Educ. Bldg., 1960; NAD, 1964; SC, 1962 (prizes), 1971, 1978 (2 prizes), 1979, and frequently, 1980-97; Phillips Mill AA, Phillips Mill, PA, 1977 (prize), and 1982-90 (many prizes); and numerous exhibitions (painting and photography) and awards 1980-98

Member: SC; Audubon Artists; Philadelphia Sketch Club; Nova Scotia Schooner Assoc.

Work: Atlantic Salmon Mus., Cape Breton, Canada; Continental Bank, New Hope, PA; The Kiski School, Saltsburg, PA; Philadelphia Sketch Club; and in priv. colls.

Comments: Specialist (oil, watercolor, pen and ink) in fishing scenes, sailboats, and street scenes (of New Hope, Lambertville, and Italy). Before turning to these subjects he had painted trompe-l'oeil still lifes and earned his living as a commercial photographer. Position: hd. of art dept., New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope, PA, 1955-1961. Photographer: New York, Island of Islands, (W. Keller, Buffalo, NY, 1965), his photos have appeared in Time-Life books, national magazines, and over 400 catalogs and brochures. His paintings have been reproduced in Pennsylvania Angler, Yankee magazine, Atlantic Salmon Journal, and others.

Sources: info. courtesy of Joseph and Suzanne Crilley, Carversville, PA.