Nat Schram 1918-2003

Graphics designer/painter NAT SCHRAM served for thirty years as art director of the American Jewish Committee, a prestigious humanitarian organization that combats bigotry and protects human rights world wide. During these years he was  also art director for CBS advertising. He created animated films, TV spots, and designed fashion layouts for Harpers Bazaar, the New York Times Magazine, and Vogue, etc. At the same time, he remained focused on his painting and created a great body of work.

Born in Coney Island Brooklyn, New York, he attended Abraham Lincoln High School where he was chosen to join an elite group of art students.This distinguished alumni went on to be the most innovative in the advertising and publishing world--Steinweiss, Frederico, Resnick to name a few. He also studied at Pratt Institute, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, and was mentored by Larry Poons at the Art Students League.

An enthusiastic advocate of the modern movement of 'Contemporary Realism' he was influenced by Bauhaus design principles, Mondrian grid and color discoveries, and Japanese commercial designs. His powerful works display a consistently distinct style of sharp edges, flat use of light, depth, and shadow and an intensely emotional insight into what he called "Hard Edged Contemporary Realism.'

In 1985 Schram moved to Florida and continued to paint irrepressibly. He was invited to join a prestigious co-op gallery in West Palm Beach whose membership included a group of renowned New York artists. His work has been shown at the Boca Raton Museum, the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art and the Lake Worth Art League.

Since his recent passing, Nat Schram's extensive and newly revealed portfolio of existing paintings is being handled by his beloved daughter, Janey Street, who can be contacted at 615-352-3529 or by email at: streetbluzt@aol.com