Born in Canton, Mississippi, John McCrady had a deep exposure to southern culture during his childhood in Oxford, Mississippi. His father was an Episcopalian minister who also taught philosophy at... Read full biography
Born in Canton, Mississippi, John McCrady had a deep exposure to southern culture during his childhood in Oxford, Mississippi. His father was an Episcopalian minister who also taught philosophy at the University of Mississippi. In the mid 1940s, he worked on a series of paintings of nostalgic... Read full biography
Born in Canton, Mississippi, John McCrady had a deep exposure to southern culture during his childhood in Oxford, Mississippi. His father was an Episcopalian minister who also taught philosophy at the University of Mississippi. In the mid 1940s, he worked on a series of paintings of nostalgic scenes of the Deep South including images of steamboats, plantation, and cotton fields. These works, very popular with the public, were exhibited at the Associated American Artists Gallery in New York... Read full biography
Born in Canton, Mississippi, John McCrady had a deep exposure to southern culture during his childhood in Oxford, Mississippi. His father was an Episcopalian minister who also taught philosophy at the University of Mississippi. In the mid 1940s, he worked on a series of paintings of nostalgic scenes of the Deep South including images of steamboats, plantation, and cotton fields. These works, very popular with the public, were exhibited at the Associated American Artists Gallery in New York City. He also did Art Deco oil paintings such as Mother Earth and satirical paintings including Mr. Gulliver of La-fay-ette County, which expressed his feelings that artists interested in depicting realism were considered passe in a time when Abstract... Read full biography
Born in Canton, Mississippi, John McCrady had a deep exposure to southern culture during his childhood in Oxford, Mississippi. His father was an Episcopalian minister who also taught philosophy at the University of Mississippi. In the mid 1940s, he worked on a series of paintings of nostalgic scenes of the Deep South including images of steamboats, plantation, and cotton fields. These works, very popular with the public, were exhibited at the Associated American Artists Gallery in New York City. He also did Art Deco oil paintings such as Mother Earth and satirical paintings including Mr. Gulliver of La-fay-ette County, which expressed his feelings that artists interested in depicting realism were considered passe in a time when Abstract Expressionism was center stage. From the mid 1950s onward, he seemed to lose interest in paint... Read full biography
John McCrady - Art Wanted (1 Collectors Seeking Artworks)
Found 1 art wanted listings for John McCrady
Art Wanted Advertisements
Grid of art wanted advertisements showing 1 listings from collectors and dealers. Use arrow keys to navigate between cards, Enter or Space to interact with elements.
Company logo not available
North Little Rock, AR
Looking to acquire/purchase original works by John McCrady. Please contact us with availability and details. Thank you.
