American, b. 1926
Born in Waterbury, CT in 1926 to a family of Italian immigrants, Edward Giobbi now resides in Katonah, NY. Giobbi first came to Provincetown with his friend, fellow art student Varujan Boghosian in 1946. He raised his family in Provincetown every summer through 1980.
Following his service in the US Army during World War II, he studied art formally at: Whitney School of Art, NYC (1946); Vesper George School of Arts, Boston (1946/1950); Cape Cod School of Art, Provincetown, MA (1946/1950); The Art Students League, NYC (1950/55); Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence, Italy (1951/1954)
He is the recipient of a Ford Foundation Grant (1965); Guggenheim Fellowship (1972/1973) and an Artist in Residence at Dartmouth College (1972). Giobbi is known world-wide not only for his art, but also as a master chef and cookbook author.
Following his service in the US Army during World War II, he studied art formally at: Whitney School of Art, NYC (1946); Vesper George School of Arts, Boston (1946/1950); Cape Cod School of Art, Provincetown, MA (1946/1950); The Art Students League, NYC (1950/55); Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Florence, Italy (1951/1954)
He is the recipient of a Ford Foundation Grant (1965); Guggenheim Fellowship (1972/1973) and an Artist in Residence at Dartmouth College (1972). Giobbi is known world-wide not only for his art, but also as a master chef and cookbook author.
