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1894 Scottish - 1970. Known for: Modernist style, vorticist schematization, graphic arts, typography.
William McCance was a Scottish artist who was part of a circle that included his first wife, Agnes Miller Parker. He was known for his modernist approach to documenting twentieth-century industrial... Read full biography
William McCance was a Scottish artist who was part of a circle that included his first wife, Agnes Miller Parker. He was known for his modernist approach to documenting twentieth-century industrial life, utilizing vorticist schematization in his artwork. McCance and Miller Parker were early... Read full biography
William McCance was a Scottish artist who was part of a circle that included his first wife, Agnes Miller Parker. He was known for his modernist approach to documenting twentieth-century industrial life, utilizing vorticist schematization in his artwork. McCance and Miller Parker were early adopters of Wyndham Lewis-inspired vorticism when they moved to London in 1920. McCance worked across various mediums such as painting, printmaking, design, sculpture, writing, and typography. He also served... Read full biography
William McCance was a Scottish artist who was part of a circle that included his first wife, Agnes Miller Parker. He was known for his modernist approach to documenting twentieth-century industrial life, utilizing vorticist schematization in his artwork. McCance and Miller Parker were early adopters of Wyndham Lewis-inspired vorticism when they moved to London in 1920. McCance worked across various mediums such as painting, printmaking, design, sculpture, writing, and typography. He also served as the second Controller of the Gregynog Press in Wales, overseeing the production of limited edition publications. McCance later became a lecturer in Typography and Book Production at the University of Reading. His work in this later period showed... Read full biography
William McCance was a Scottish artist who was part of a circle that included his first wife, Agnes Miller Parker. He was known for his modernist approach to documenting twentieth-century industrial life, utilizing vorticist schematization in his artwork. McCance and Miller Parker were early adopters of Wyndham Lewis-inspired vorticism when they moved to London in 1920. McCance worked across various mediums such as painting, printmaking, design, sculpture, writing, and typography. He also served as the second Controller of the Gregynog Press in Wales, overseeing the production of limited edition publications. McCance later became a lecturer in Typography and Book Production at the University of Reading. His work in this later period showed influences from the Venus of Laussel, a prehistoric limestone figure. McCance passed away in Ayrshire in 1970.The Art Edit exhibition text
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