About the Artist

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Ted was born on June 24, 1945 in Pennsylvania and from a young age had a passion for art. As he got older he went on to graduate from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1967 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration.  A year after his graduation Ted enlisted in the United States Army in,  where he was stationed in Germany and served until 1970.

After his time in the service Ted went on on to pursue and receive a Masters Fine Art Degree in painting from the Tyler School of Art in 1972. 

Ted went on to have a long teaching career where he taught a variety of art history, drawing and painting courses at Ursinus College from 1973 to 2007. 

His interest in railroading stems from his father who worked for many years for Baldwin Locomotive Works. Ted describes himself as a "industrial archeologist" who likes to make things from the past visible and relate them to the present

From having his work grace the cover of Time Magazine, to having it reproduced on porcelain collectors plates, Ted has had a long and successful career.