Joseph Edward Pavone worked in oils, watercolors, graphics, sculpture, mural and china painting. He was commissioned to create many public artworks in and around Bristol, including "The Four Chaplains and the Sinking of the Dorchester during World War II" (ceramic tile mosaic), "Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt" (two oil paintings), "Conversion of St. Paul" (mural), "Senator Joseph R. Grundy" (bronze statue), "Monument of Christopher Columbus" (bronze and granite), "The Family Veteran's Memorial" (life-size bronze four figure group), and "War Dog Monument" (statue). Pavone was also an art teacher at several Bucks County school systems and gave private art lessons for more serious students at the Radcliffe Art Gallery, educating several well-known Bucks County artists including John Ennis, Joseph Sagolla, and Robert Beck. His art gallery became a major center for the cultural community in Bristol and throughout Bucks County for several decades. A graduate of Bristol High School in 1945, he was drafted into service in the United States Army Signal Corps. From 1950-1952 Pavone worked as an MOS-Army Photographer, and while stationed in Karlsruhe, Germany, he studied painting with noted German artist Helmut Weingarten. Pavone went on to earn a BFA, MFA, and BS in Education from Temple University's Tyler School of Art. He was the recipient of many awards, including the Boris Blai Scholarship for Sculpture from the Tyler School of Art; Best in Show, the Stella Elkins Tyler Award for Sculpture, Alumni Exhibition; United States Congressional Special Recognition for Artistic Achievement; Pennsylvania House of Representatives Award for Artistic Achievement; Columbus 500 Special Person of the Year for Artistic Achievement; and Veterans of the Foreign Legion Commendation. Pavone founded the Radcliffe Art Gallery in 1961 and the Radcliffe Cultural and Historical Foundation (later the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation) in the late 1960s. Both organizations became hubs of cultural activities in Bristol and throughout the surrounding area. He was also an art conservator and a Fellow of the American Institute of Conservation. In 1969, Pavone was honored by the Lions Club as the Bristol Borough Citizen of the Year. In 2000, Pavone was issued a citation honoring his many achievements by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He died in 2010.