Joseph was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1948. He recalls his
earliest stirring for art as early as the fourth grade where he
did his first wildlife watercolor. He continued to pursue his
love for art through to senior high school prompted by his art
teacher Miss Ethyl Patterson. Joseph formalized his art education
under the tutelage of noted local artist, George Cameron Vail
of Audubon, N.J.
Getsinger began to exhibit his work at local art shows which evolved
into several well received one man art shows along the East Coast.
In the early 1970's a Trenton, New Jersey art publisher, Charles
Lombardo, took an interest in Getsinger's art, which evolved into
the creation and publishing of his first limited edition etching
prints.
Lombardo within a few years had Joseph creating images for his
first true lithographs which included "Les Chevaux"
and "Center Ring" which were well accepted by the public.
This artist has shown great admiration for the works of the Wyeths
of Chad's Ford, Pennsylvania, yet has demonstrated his own versatility
by being the first artist in the country to do a series of miniature
limited edition prints which has found their way into many collector's
dollhouse. Fifty-two separate original acrylic paintings are combined
in this unique series. This artist has also created a series of
firefighter prints since 1982 when he started utilizing his art
to aid burn victims. Since that time he has become one of the
most sought after artists in that field.
Getsinger's popularity and recognition is evidenced by his representation
in fine galleries and private collections across the country.
His works, "Center Ring" and the "Tearing Clown"
are in the collection of Red Skelton. His art has been utilized
by such companies as "The Travelers" who produced a
holiday card from an adaptation of his acrylic painting of the
Barclay Farmstead Museum of Cherry Hill, N.J. titled, "Homestead"
which is in the National Historic Registry. Once Presidential
Candidate Ross Perot wrote the artist and complimented him on
his creation of "Young American". Since the early 1980's
the artist and his works have been listed in the Official Price
Guide to Collector Prints and Wildlife Art News, Yearbook of International
Wildlife Artists. He has over 180 edition prints published since
1974.
Joseph, his wife Ginny reside in a Victorian house in Gloucester
County, New Jersey with their four children which are an inspiration
for his art. This is demonstrated in at least one of his oil paintings,
"Trained Observer", where his youngest son is seen peering
down the railroad tracks from the train station deck.
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