Harold Krisel (1920-1995) was born in 1920 in Brooklyn, NY and his passion for creating art began at an early age. In the 1930’s, as a teenager he received a scholarship to The American Artist School in NYC. When the U. S. entered the war, Krisel was drafted into the Army Air Force and served from 1942-1946 drawing weather maps. He produced sculptures, charcoal and ink drawings during this time. Afterwards, he studied architecture in Chicago at the New Bauhaus from 1946-1949 and became a member of the American Abstract Artists when he was twenty-six and retained this membership for the duration of his life.

Harold and his wife, Rose, had three daughters: Judith, Elisabeth and Martha (who is here today!). The Krisel family spent many summers traveling or producing editions of silkscreens in Cape Cod. Silkscreen production became a family affair, with Rose as the inspector. Harold hand cut the stencils for each color he silk-screened, registered them and hand-printed editions of up to sixty or more copies. 

Eventually, Harold and Rose retired to the village of Bridgehampton, NY in 1981, where he pursued his lifelong dream of dedicating himself full time to his artwork. Here he worked on commissioned sculptures and large murals, as well as a series of prints. The Krisel residence in Bridgehampton was as much studio as it was home.  Harold was extremely prolific, working in wood, gauze, wax, paper, and collage. He lived in Bridgehampton surrounded by his family and his art, both the loves of his life, until 1995 when he died of Alzheimer's disease.

Over his lifetime, he produced a prodigious quantity of artwork, including hundreds of silkscreens, freestanding bronze sculptures, wooden relief sculptures, oil paintings, ink drawings, acrylic paintings, and commissioned murals, architectural fountains and memorials. Today his work and legacy continue to be celebrated by his daughters and the Krisel family and his artwork brings joy to all those who hang it on their walls!
 

To learn more, visit: https://www.haroldkrisel.com/