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Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1918, Joseph O'Sickey's family moved to Cleveland when he was four months old and settled in the Polish neighborhood of Saint Stanislaus Parish.

His grandparents were all born in Europe and were part of the great wave of immigration in the late 19th century.

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O'Sickey was cared for by his maternal grandmother since his mother was working outside the house. During this time he was encouraged to draw and became interested in birds, which eventually turned into a life-long interest in circus and zoo animals.

O'Sickey attended East Tech High School in Cleveland from 1934 to 1937 while also attending Saturday morning classes at the Cleveland School of Art (now Cleveland Institute of Art).

He also took advantage of free evening classes at the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Institute. Upon graduating from high school in January 1937, he continued his studies at the Cleveland School of Art. In March of 1941, he was drafted into the Army where h