Dora G. McCollister (1860-1945)
Dora McCollister graduated from the Columbus (Ohio) School of Art in 1932, and the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida, in 1937.
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Alberta Binford McCloskey (1863-1911)William Joseph McCloskey (1859-1941) Born in Philadelphia in 1859, William Joseph McCloskey studied art there before marrying another artist, Alberta Binford. The two moved to Los Angeles, where they opened a studio and quickly rose to the top of their profession in the southern California art scene. The McCloskeys eventually moved to New York around 1885, thus beginning the nomadic life that would characterize their careers. Both William and Alberta focused [...] Click here to continue reading. Duncan McClellan Born in Bayshore, New York on March 21, 1955, Duncan McClellan’s fascination with glass began at age 5, when he visited a glass factory in West Virginia. McClelland never forgot the image of glowing, molten mass being formed by expert craftsman. After successfully working with leather and clay, he eventually had the opportunity to learn to blow glass at a studio in Ybor City, Florida in 1987. McClellan has studied the creation [...] Click here to continue reading. Justin McCarthy (1891-1977) Born in Weatherly, Pennsylvania, McCarthy produced hundreds of drawings and paintings with asymmetrical composition, exaggerated drawing and unnatural colors. His subjects ranged from American history–Washington crossing the Delaware–to abstract to still life and figure. His early life was plagued with sadness that included the death of his father and brother and flunking out of the University of Pennsylvania law school. From 1915 to 1920, he was in a mental institution [...] Click here to continue reading. Frank C. McCarthy (1924 to 2002) A native of New York City, Frank McCarthy’s fascination with the American West began with an assignment to produce a western image for a book cover. At the time, McCarthy was a successful illustrator whose works had appeared in such leading publications as Collier’s, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Reader’s Digest, Outdoor Life, and American Magazine. In addition he was frequently asked to provide illustrations for the leading book publishers of [...] Click here to continue reading. Bureau Mazarin Dating from the 17th century, this desk form is the earliest predecessor the pedestal desk. Its name drives from a similar desk said to have been used by Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602 to 1662), a native of Italy and disciple of Cardinal Richelieu, who was regent of France during the minority of Louis XIV (1642 to 1661). The bureau Mazarin form desk customarily has two tiers of small drawers on tall legs [...] Click here to continue reading. Peter Max (1937- ) Born in 1937 in pre-war Berlin, the designer, painter, printmaker and illustrator Peter Max studied in New York City where he has spent most of his professional life. He plunged into the art world with a highly personalized, exuberant, elegant style of imagery that reached more people than any other artist of his time. He became the foremost acknowledged pop culture hero of the 1960′s and 70′s and his work [...] Click here to continue reading. Louis Maurer (1832-1932) Louis Maurer, a German-born artist who resided in New York, was a painter of genre scenes, horses, and western landscapes. He worked with Currier & Ives for eight years. His best-known works were the series The Life of a Fireman and the American trotting horses. From 1872-1884 he headed up the commercial lithography firm of Heppenheimer & Maurer. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions Inc. Tompkins Harrison Matteson(1813-1884) A follower of William Sydney Mount, Tompkins Harrison Matteson was one of America’s most famous genre and historical painters. Matteson was born in Peterborough, New York, and while trying to make his way as an artist, he worked as actor in a troupe of strolling Shakespearean players, as well as in other professions. Primarily self-taught, he studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and opened a studio there [...] Click here to continue reading. Herbert Matter (1907-1984) Born in Switzerland in 1907, Matter spent time in Paris where he studied with Leger and Ozenfant and met Cassandre. In 1935 he opened a photo studio in New York and went to work for Harper’s Bazaar, Knoll and many other companies. He also became a professor at Yale. He executed an extraordinary series of Swiss photomontage travel posters from 1934 to 1936, consisting of close-up images that seem to [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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