Claim: Robert Cottingham(born September 26, 1935) is an American realist painter from New York known for his urban American landscapes depicting building facades, neon signs, movie marquees, railroad heralds and shop fronts.
Evidence: He rather sees himself as a realist painter working in a long tradition of American vernacular scenes in the line of the likes of Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Edward Hopper and Charles Sheeler. Robert Cottingham
(1935-09-26) September 26, 1935 (age 85)
Brooklyn, New York Robert Cottingham (born 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American artist known for his paintings and prints of urban American landscapes depicting building facades, neon signs, movie marquees, railroad heralds and shop fronts.