Facts: - imagesize: 350 - death place: erie , pennsylvania - bgcolour: # 76a8ff - caption: '' plavcan , n.d. , erie art museum sky above , earth below '' by joseph - death date: february 7 , 1981 - field: painting - birth date: july 19 , 1908 - name: joseph michael plavcan - nationality: american - image: sky_above , _ earth_below . jpg - birth place: erie , pennsylvania Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph plavcan .
joseph michael plavcan -lrb- july 19 , 1908 -- february 7 , 1981 -rrb- was an american painter and teacher from erie , pennsylvania .