Charles C McPhee - Artist Info

About Charles C McPhee

  • Biography

    Charles McPhee was a renowned artist who pioneered painting on black velvet. He studied under Edgar Leeteg, the founder of this genre, and gained immense success in the 1960s. McPhee met his wife and muse, Elizabeth Tetuanui, during his studies with Leeteg. They later settled in New Zealand and were featured in a documentary called "Velvet Dreams" in 1998. McPhee passed away at the age of 92.

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