 Recognition of his talent first came in his hometown of Chicago through representation by the Fairweather-Hardin Gallery, but his reputation soon spread nationally, with eight one-man exhibits in New York City at The Downtown Gallery and Edith Halpern Gallery.Later he was also represented in Los Angeles by The Feingarten Gallery, and in London by The Alwin Gallery.Abbott Pattison was born May 15, 1916 to William and Bonnie Pattison, the second of seven children.