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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

Biography

Louis Frisino was born in Baltimore, MD on January 26, 1934 and passed away on March 21, 2020 at the age of 86 after 9 years of living with Alzheimer’s Disease. Frisino has been interested in art since childhood. His love for dogs and wildlife was an incentive to develop his talent. Deaf since birth, he attended the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, graduating in 1 953. He later graduated with honors from Maryland Institute College of Art, receiving at that time the Peabody Award. Since then he has exhibited in art festivals all along the Eastern seaboard, winning numerous awards for his work. He has done extensive art work including the drawing of 45 separate fish for the 1970 edition of Fishing in Maryland, published in Baltimore. In addition, his work can be seen in many art and specialty shops a cross the United States.

He won first place in the Maryland Duck Stamp contest for 1976/77, 1986/87 and the 1993/94. Louis Frisino won the first Maryland Trout Stamp contest in 1977, then finished first again in 1978 and 1979. He won t

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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.