Erni Cabat

Ernest "Erni" Cabat (July 7, 1914 - November 9, 1994)[1] was an American artist.

Erni Cabat
Born
Ernest Cabat

July 7, 1914
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1994 (aged 80)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Students League, Cooper Union Institute
Known forCeramics
Industrial Design
Graphic Design
Painting
Advertising
MovementModernism
Figurative Expressionism
Spouse(s)Rose Katz; 3 children

Cabat studied art formally in New York in the 1920 and early 1930s. Before starting a decades-long career in advertising, ceramics and painting . He worked in Manhattan for a number of significant advertising firms and industrial design studios before moving to Tucson, Arizona in 1942. In Arizona he joined with Norval Gill to establish the Cabat-Gill Advertising Agency.

The firm's work created and influenced the regional and charming mid-century brand of Arizona and the southwest. The firm developed and managed travel and marketing campaigns throughout Arizona and New Mexico. In addition to his professional design work Cabat was a sculptor, ceramicist and painter who won numerous awards and whose work is housed in various museums and private collections throughout the United States..

Life and work

Through his advertising firm he influenced the graphic aspects of southwestern advertising including TV, radio, newspaper, magazines and marketing ephemera. His ceramic works were characteristic of the post WW-II modern era utilizing shapes colors and forms that have become synonymous with the mid-century modern movement. Towards the end of his career Cabat wrote and illustrated numerous publications and books on southwestern themes.

Marriage

Cabat was married to Rose Cabat, a significant and influential mid-century ceramic artist.

Death

Ernest Cabat died at age 80 on November 9, 1994 in Tucson, Arizona.[2]

He was survived by his wife, their three children, and extended family.[3]

References
  1. "Death Records - Free Genealogy Database". Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  2. "Artist 'Erni' Cabat dies in his sleep". Tucson Citizendate=November 11, 1994.
  3. "Rose Cabat's Obituary on Arizona Daily Star".
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