Scott LoBaido

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Scott LoBaido
Born (1965-04-06) April 6, 1965 (age 59)
Staten Island, New York
Education New Dorp High School
Occupation Painter

Scott LoBaido (born April 6, 1965) [1] is an American artist known for patriotic, US Flag, and political themed paintings and sculptures. LoBaido is currently based out of Staten Island, New York. He is most well known for his paintings of flags.

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Early life

Scott LoBaido was born St. Vincent’s Hospital in the West Brighton neighborhood in Staten Island. LoBaido attended New Dorp High School. [2]

Tours

Flags Across America

In 2006, LoBaido embarked on his Flag Across America tour. He traveled across United States in a 1989 Chevy Suburban, painting a US flag on a rooftop in each of the 50 states. [3] [4] In order to make the tour possible, he relied on donations of paint, food, and money. During September ABC news named him person of the week. [5]

Second Flags Across America

In 2015, Scott LoBaido conducted a second Flags Across America tour. This tour he painted a US Flag on an American Legion or a VFW post in every state. [6] [7] The tour began on February 21, 2015, at American Legion Post 202 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. [8] In 2016 during the 117th National Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, LoBaido was presented with VFW Americanism Award in recognition of the VFWs and American Legions that were painting in 2015. [9] [10]

Select works

In 2010, LoBaido and assistants painted what was then the largest mural on the roof of Lamons Gasket Company near Hobby Airport. [11] He began Flag Day June 14 and completed it on Independence Day July 4. The mural was 150,000 square feet, it used 900 gallons of paint and cost nearly $50,000. LoBaido called the painting a birthday gift to America. [12] In 2015 Scott LoBaido built memorial tributes to the 24 people that died on Staten Island from Hurricane Sandy. [13] LoBaido then appeared on Steve Harvey's Veterans Day episode and presented Harvey with a painting of Harvey with a US Flag background. [14] In 2018 LoBaido sculpted "Breaking Through Barriers". "Breaking Through Barriers" is a public arts project that promotes autism awareness. [15]

Politically inspired works

LoBaido has been a vocal supporter of the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. In 2016 LoBaido's painting of Donald Trump was seen held by Eric Trump [ citation needed ]. LoBaido sculpted a 12-foot-tall letter T for Sam Pirrozola's lawn, a Staten Islander who is now assemblyman. The T, which was in support of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, was torched and investigated by the New York City Fire Department. [16] "POTUS 45" is a painting by LoBaido in which Donald Trump is fit and muscular, a symbolic rendition of Lobaido's belief in Trump's ability as a president.

LoBaido is also known to participate in protests, once throwing pizzas at New York City Hall to protest restrictions on coal and wood-fire ovens. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "SCOTT LOBAIDO: VISIONARY ARTIST AND VOCAL TITAN OF STATEN ISLAND" . Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "New Dorp HS Hall of Fame to induct artist Scott LoBaido". Staten Island Advance . Staten Island. April 18, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "CELEBRATING OLD GLORY BY PAINTING FLAGS ACROSS AMERICA" . Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Patriotism unflagging in Put-in-Bay roof art". Toledo Blade . Toledo, OH. October 7, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Person of the Week: Scott Lobaido". ABC News. September 8, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "NBC Nightly News Story on Artist Scott LoBaido". NBC Nightly News . Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Artist paints enormous flag at American Legion Hall". The Mercury News . Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Flag artist kicks off national tour at Legion post" . Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 117TH NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES" (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "VFW Action Corps Weekly – July 29, 2016". 29 July 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Giant flag painting on roof a labor of love for artist". Houston Chronicle . July 4, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Artist paints giant flag mural in Texas". United Press International . July 4, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Watch: Flag artist Scott Lobaido on 'Steve Harvey' Veterans Day show". DNAinfo . October 14, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Watch: Flag artist Scott Lobaido on 'Steve Harvey' Veteran's Day show". Staten Island Advance . November 11, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Breaking Through Barriers" . Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  16. ↑ "November 20, 2016". The New Yorker . November 20, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  17. ↑ Keene, Huston. "Conservative artist throws pizza at New York City Hall in response to coal-fired oven crackdown" . Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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