About the Artist
Mark Maritato is an acclaimed historical artist who brings American military historical events to life through his artwork. His original oil paintings of epic military battles, as well as individual soldier uniform studies now reside in numerous private and institutional collections around the world. It was his love for art and history that drove Mr. Maritato to pursue a career as a professional artist. During his formal training in painting and illustration at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Maritato began to paint Civil War subjects in oils. Mr. Maritato’s original oil paintings have become renowned among private collectors and public institutions for their high degree of quality through painstaking attention to detail. Every painting Mr. Maritato creates starts with months, or sometimes years of research on his subject before a brush is loaded with paint: all to ensure that each painting is created with highest degree of accuracy possible, in the tradition of the old master military painters.
In 2019, Mr. Maritato was chosen by the US. National Park Service at Valley Forge Historical Site in Pennsylvania to hand-paint 16 custom original artworks that would be reproduced as part of the permanent museum wall display at the park’s newly renovated visitor’s center and would play a large role in the park’s educational mission. In 2012, Mr. Maritato was commissioned by the Monmouth historical battlefield park in Manalapan, New Jersey to paint seven historical paintings that would be incorporated as part of the park’s new museum display. In both instances, Mr. Maritato worked hands-on with park historians and rangers to ensure the accuracy of every important detail shown in the artworks. Previous to this, in 2009-2010, Mr. Maritato was commissioned by Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Inc. to create three epic paintings on the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Maritato has also served as a military consultant specializing in Civil War era uniforms and tactics for television and film. Mr. Maritato’s artworks have also been featured on wayside and park exhibits at the Manassas national battlefield park in Virginia.
"I consider myself blessed, and am very thankful to be able to combine the study of military history material culture through my artwork. I wish to thank all of my collectors and patrons for your support of my work."
In 2019, Mr. Maritato was chosen by the US. National Park Service at Valley Forge Historical Site in Pennsylvania to hand-paint 16 custom original artworks that would be reproduced as part of the permanent museum wall display at the park’s newly renovated visitor’s center and would play a large role in the park’s educational mission. In 2012, Mr. Maritato was commissioned by the Monmouth historical battlefield park in Manalapan, New Jersey to paint seven historical paintings that would be incorporated as part of the park’s new museum display. In both instances, Mr. Maritato worked hands-on with park historians and rangers to ensure the accuracy of every important detail shown in the artworks. Previous to this, in 2009-2010, Mr. Maritato was commissioned by Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Inc. to create three epic paintings on the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Maritato has also served as a military consultant specializing in Civil War era uniforms and tactics for television and film. Mr. Maritato’s artworks have also been featured on wayside and park exhibits at the Manassas national battlefield park in Virginia.
"I consider myself blessed, and am very thankful to be able to combine the study of military history material culture through my artwork. I wish to thank all of my collectors and patrons for your support of my work."
U.S. Gallery Representative:
TERRY JAMES ART AND FRAME GALLERY - Oxford, Connecticut
Online Galleries:
SAATCHI USA / Worldwide
eBay USA / Worldwide
Gallery Exhibitions and Shows:
Museums, Institutions and parks:
Corporate:
Television:
Acknowledgements:
Please visit their websites: www.bridgemanimages.com
If you have a non-commercial image request request please contact the artist directly at the venue above.
Additionally, Mark Maritato has worked as a leading designer for some of the country's foremost companies in the home decor products industry, for the seasonal and everyday categories. His product designs have been featured in the offerings of such stores as: Kohl's, Target, Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kirkland's, HomeGoods, Party City, Bealls, Christopher Radko and more!
Click the button below to view a portfolio of Mr. Maritato's corporate consumer product design and illustration work.
TERRY JAMES ART AND FRAME GALLERY - Oxford, Connecticut
Online Galleries:
SAATCHI USA / Worldwide
eBay USA / Worldwide
Gallery Exhibitions and Shows:
- 2023-2026 The US State Department Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan as part of Art in Embassies exhibit on Colonial America and the American Revolution.
- 2012: Green County Council of the Arts - Catskill NY - "Undaunted Valor" solo exhibition.
- 2004-2008: American Historical Art Gallery at Gettysburg, PA.
- 2003-2006: "History Meets the Arts" at Gettysburg, PA.
- 2005-2007: Gettysburg National Military Park Visitors Center & Book Store - Gettysburg, PA.
- 2005: Mountain Top Gallery at Windham, NY - Solo exhibition.
Museums, Institutions and parks:
- The US National Park Service Museum and Visitors Center at Valley Forge, PA.
- Monmouth Battlefield Park Museum and Visitors Center at Manalapan, NJ.
- Wayside Exhibits for the Manassas National Battlefield Park at Manassas, VA.
- Belle Grove Plantation Museum: Cedar Creek Battlefield at Middletown, VA.
- Carter House Museum - Franklin National Battlefield Park - Franklin, TN.
- The Zaddock Pratt Museum at Prattsville, NY.
- Hunterstown Historical Society at Gettysburg, PA.
- The US Army Soldier Systems Center at Natick, MA.
- The Bayside Historical Society at Fort Totten, Bayside, NY.
- The Texas Civil War Museum at Fort Worth, TX.
- Airliewood Mansion at Holly Springs, MS.
- The Lackawanna Historical Society at Scranton, PA.
- SONY - Paramount - New York, NY.
- The City Hall of Oswego, NY.
- Book cover: "William Barksdale, CSA: A Biography of the United States Congressman and Confederate Brigadier General" by Doug Ashton
- Illustration: "Gettysburg's Lost Love Story: The Ill-Fated Romance of General John Reynolds and Kate Hewitt" by Jeffrey J. Harding
- Book Cover - "Brothers of War - The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg" by Michael Eisenhut
- Military History Monthly Magazine: October 2018, Issue 97, "Last Stand of the Maryland Four Hundred" by Robin Smith.
- Illustration: "Lone Star Valor: Texans of the Blue & Gray at Gettysburg" By Joe Owen
- Book Cover: "Texan’s at Antietam" By Joe Owen, Phillip McBride and Joe Allport.
- Book Cover: "Texans at Gettysburg" - Blood and Glory with Hood’s Texas Brigade" by Joe Owen and Randy Drais.
- Historical Novel Cover: "Lightning from the West" by Fred Melchiore
- Book Cover: "Fire Within - Copperheads and the Civil War" by Fred Melchiore.
- Illustration: "The Fellers Called him Bill" 3-Volume Book Set by P.J. Kearns.
- America’s Civil War Magazine: Various issues.
- Gettysburg Magazine: Special Publication
Corporate:
- Harley Davidson Inc. at Gettysburg, PA.
- Board Game Cover: The Union Divided by Gordon & Hague Inc.
- Board Game Cover: Three Battles at Manassas by Multi Man Publishing.
- Gettysburg Commemorative Gold Half-Dollars by Mystic Stamp Company.
Television:
- C-Span3: "Army of the Tennessee's Assault at Franklin" by National Park Service Ranger and Author Lee White. Franklin, TN.
- C-Span3: "The Battle of Chancellorsville 1863" by Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Frank O'Reilly. Spotsylvania, VA.
- "The Color Bearers" PBS documentary film. PBS, Philadelphia, PA.
- "American Ride" BYUtv Show: Online
Acknowledgements:
- 2019: Recognized by the Cape Cod Art Preservation Society as one of the ten great lighthouse painters for the oil painting Sandy Neck Lighthouse.
Please visit their websites: www.bridgemanimages.com
If you have a non-commercial image request request please contact the artist directly at the venue above.
Additionally, Mark Maritato has worked as a leading designer for some of the country's foremost companies in the home decor products industry, for the seasonal and everyday categories. His product designs have been featured in the offerings of such stores as: Kohl's, Target, Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kirkland's, HomeGoods, Party City, Bealls, Christopher Radko and more!
Click the button below to view a portfolio of Mr. Maritato's corporate consumer product design and illustration work.