John Edward Costigan

John Edward Costigan was a celebrated American artist widely recognized for his work in three media - oil , watercolor and print.  In 1919, Costigan wed and began raising a family in the little rural New York hamlet of Orangeburg., the setting for the many idyllic farm landscapes and wood interiors with which he was to become identified in a career that would span half a century.  Costigan's first national recognition came in 1922 with his winning of the coveted Peterson  Purchase prize of the Art Institute of Chicago.  He  had his first one-man show of paintings at the Rehn Gallery on New York's 5th Avenue in November , 1924.

John in his Orangeburg studio, surrounded by examples of his work.	Illustration of a Bluebook wartale.