Thomas J Strickland Impressionist Oil Painting/Portrait

This is an original Thomas J. Strickland (1932-1999) painting. It is signed, “Strickland” in the bottom left hand corner. It was framed as you see it when it was purchased. Measures 28x24(in) Catalog #575 Date:1960

Born in Keyport, New Jersey, Strickland studied at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, the American Art School, and the National Academy of Fine Arts in New York. A resident of Miami, Florida, he was a member of the Miami Palette Club and the Pastel Society of America. He won the summer, 1998 Atlantic Papers award for his pastel self-portrait. (curtesy of Wikipedia)