Louis frisino art

Louis frisino signed print
Louis Frisino worked as a newspaper commercial artist and self-employed illustrator.
He was a talented artist who created beautiful outdoor scenes and painted wildlife.

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Louis Frisino, Jr.

Louis Frisino, Jr., 86, a lifelong resident of the Anne Arundel County area, passed away after a 9 year battle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Louis was born January 26, 1934 in Baltimore, MD to the late Louis, Sr. and Margaret Frisino. He was a talented artist who created beautiful outdoor scenes and painted wildlife. Deaf since birth, Mr. Frisino graduated from the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, MD. He later graduated with honors from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and was a recipient of the Peabody Award, a distinction given to MICA's highest ranking graduates. He then went on to work for the News American Newspaper as a commercial artist until his retirement after 25 years of service. From there, he became a self employed Artist.

Louis was the recipient of many awards including First place Honors in the 76-77', 86-87', and 93-94' Maryland Duck Stamp contests. First place honors in the 77', 78', and 79', Trout Stamp contest. He also was awarded First place honors in the 87' North Carolina

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Deaf Spotlight On: Louis Frisino

Louis Frisino is Deaf Commercial Creative Artist.

Deaf since birth in 1934, Frisino grew up with a love for art. He attended the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, Md, until his graduation in 1953. After graduation, he attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. From there, he went on to work as a commercial artist at the News American and also made his reputation in the Deaf community. He won many awards for his ducks, waterfowl, salmon, and trout stamps from 1970 to 1990.

Louis Frisino works from photographs on special orders to capture the uniqueness of a personal pet. He is retired from the News American, where he was employed as a commercial artist for 25 years. He is now a full time artist at home with his wife Elaine, and the youngest of their three children. A sketch of Louis Frisino’s life is included in Deaf Heritage: A Narrative History of Deaf America.

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Louis Frisino, whose drawings and paintings of wildlife were featured on stamps and won competitions, died of complications of Alzheimer’s disease March 21 at the Glen Burnie Health and Rehabilitation Center. The Severn resident was 86.

Born Louis Francis Xavier in Baltimore and raised on Fairmount Avenue in Highlandtown, he was the son of Louis Frisino Sr., steelworker, and his wife, Margaret Fiedler, a homemaker.

He and a sister, Patsy, were born unable to hear. His mother sent them to St. Francis Xavier School for the Deaf on Woodington Road and later enrolled them at the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, where he graduated in 1953.

In a YouTube video, he told, through signing, that he first began drawing at the Roman Catholic School in Irvington and kept up while studying in Frederick.

“When it was time for him to get a job, he applied at the old News-Post and Sunday American,” said his sister, Rosemary Brown. “There was a reluctance to hire him. My mother told the supervisor, ‘Don’t pay him. Just try him out.’ Before the week was over, he was on the payroll.”