Stanley Reckless was born Stanley Zbytniewski. In 1913 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), studied under Daniel Garber. In 1915, 1916 he was awarded 2 Cresson Traveling Scholarships, and traveled to Paris, enrolling briefly at the Academie Julian. In 1920 he moved to Lumberville, Pennsylvania and started exhibiting at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1924 he settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he painted the landscape and shared a studio with Charles Hargens. In 1930 he moved to California where he painted portraits of members of the film industry. He co-founded the Art Center School in Los Angeles.
Photograph of Stanley Reckless seated in front of a painting on an easel and holding a paint brush with a Pallet on a tripod next to him. Two paintings on the wall behind him are partially visible and other paintings are turned away and leaning against the wall.
Photographic portrait of artist Stanley Reckless wearing a white shirt and tie and seated in his studio. Visible behind him are 2 small paintings on the wall, the backs of 2 or 3 paintings and a jar filled with paint brushes.
Stanley Reckless was born Stanley Zbytniewski. In 1913 he enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), studied under Daniel Garber. In 1915, 1916 he was awarded 2 Cresson Traveling Scholarships, and traveled to Paris, enrolling briefly at the Academie Julian. In 1920 he moved to Lumberville, Pennsylvania and started exhibiting at PAFA, the National Academy of Design, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1924 he settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where he painted the landscape and shared a studio with Charles Hargens. In 1930 he moved to California where he painted portraits of members of the film industry. He co-founded the Art Center School in Los Angeles.
Photographic portrait of artist Stanley Reckless seated in his studio wearing light-colored trousers, a white shirt and light-colored tie, and holding a drink and a cigarette. Visible behind him are 3 paintings on the wall, and the backs of 2 paintings leaning against the wall.
Artist Stanley Reckless seated of the edge of a table in his studio holding paint brushes and wearing a white shirt and tie and light-colored trousers. He is gazing towards a painting on an easel, the back of which is visible on the left. Canvases are stacked on the floor on the right and a pleated curtain fills the background below clerestory windows above.