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1923 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 2005 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Figure, genre painting, art education.
Francis McCarthy (1923-2005) . Born in Philadelphia, he lived and painted most of his life in Philadelphia. McCarthy studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, Barnes Foundation, Grand Chaumiere... Read full biography
Francis McCarthy (1923-2005) . Born in Philadelphia, he lived and painted most of his life in Philadelphia. McCarthy studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, Barnes Foundation, Grand Chaumiere (Paris, France), and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Francis McCarthy was an instructor of... Read full biography
Francis McCarthy (1923-2005) . Born in Philadelphia, he lived and painted most of his life in Philadelphia. McCarthy studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, Barnes Foundation, Grand Chaumiere (Paris, France), and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Francis McCarthy was an instructor of adults and children at the Fleisher Art Memorial for fifty-one years from 1953 onward and continued to teach drawing and painting in Fleisher's evening program until his health began to fail just... Read full biography
Francis McCarthy (1923-2005) . Born in Philadelphia, he lived and painted most of his life in Philadelphia. McCarthy studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, Barnes Foundation, Grand Chaumiere (Paris, France), and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Francis McCarthy was an instructor of adults and children at the Fleisher Art Memorial for fifty-one years from 1953 onward and continued to teach drawing and painting in Fleisher's evening program until his health began to fail just prior to the start of the Fall 2004 semester. His work is in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the National Gallery, Washington, DC; the Barnes Foundation, and others. Sources:. fleisher.org. barnesfriends.org. Information provided by... Read full biography
Francis McCarthy (1923-2005) . Born in Philadelphia, he lived and painted most of his life in Philadelphia. McCarthy studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, Barnes Foundation, Grand Chaumiere (Paris, France), and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Francis McCarthy was an instructor of adults and children at the Fleisher Art Memorial for fifty-one years from 1953 onward and continued to teach drawing and painting in Fleisher's evening program until his health began to fail just prior to the start of the Fall 2004 semester. His work is in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the National Gallery, Washington, DC; the Barnes Foundation, and others. Sources:. fleisher.org. barnesfriends.org. Information provided by Mary Webb.
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Francis McCarthy (1923-2005)
Born in Philadelphia, he lived and painted most of his life in Philadelphia. McCarthy studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, Barnes Foundation, Grand Chaumiere (Paris, France), and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Francis McCarthy was an instructor of adults and children at the Fleisher Art Memorial for fifty-one years from 1953 onward and continued to teach drawing and painting in Fleisher's evening program until his health began to fail just prior to the start of the Fall 2004 semester.
His work is in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the National Gallery, Washington, DC; the Barnes Foundation, and others.
Sources:
fleisher.org
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