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1921 Anniston, Alabama - 2008 Chattanooga, Tennessee. Known for: Abstract expression-views.
GEORGE AYERS CRESS (1921–2008). From Realism to abstraction was the path that George Ayers Cress followed, along with other mid-twentieth-century artists. His color choice also shifted from earth... Read full biography
GEORGE AYERS CRESS (1921–2008). From Realism to abstraction was the path that George Ayers Cress followed, along with other mid-twentieth-century artists. His color choice also shifted from earth tones to lighter and more lyrical pinks and blues. Cress was born in Anniston, Alabama, and grew up... Read full biography
GEORGE AYERS CRESS (1921–2008). From Realism to abstraction was the path that George Ayers Cress followed, along with other mid-twentieth-century artists. His color choice also shifted from earth tones to lighter and more lyrical pinks and blues. Cress was born in Anniston, Alabama, and grew up nearby in northeast Georgia and for a while in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Decatur (Georgia) Boys High and was a member of the French Club. After graduation he went to the University of... Read full biography
GEORGE AYERS CRESS (1921–2008). From Realism to abstraction was the path that George Ayers Cress followed, along with other mid-twentieth-century artists. His color choice also shifted from earth tones to lighter and more lyrical pinks and blues. Cress was born in Anniston, Alabama, and grew up nearby in northeast Georgia and for a while in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Decatur (Georgia) Boys High and was a member of the French Club. After graduation he went to the University of Georgia in Athens and studied with Lamar Dodd and Jean Charlot. From the university he earned both his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and his Master of Fine Arts. When he enlisted in 1942 his draft card indicated he had had four years of college and that his... Read full biography
GEORGE AYERS CRESS (1921–2008). From Realism to abstraction was the path that George Ayers Cress followed, along with other mid-twentieth-century artists. His color choice also shifted from earth tones to lighter and more lyrical pinks and blues. Cress was born in Anniston, Alabama, and grew up nearby in northeast Georgia and for a while in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Decatur (Georgia) Boys High and was a member of the French Club. After graduation he went to the University of Georgia in Athens and studied with Lamar Dodd and Jean Charlot. From the university he earned both his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and his Master of Fine Arts. When he enlisted in 1942 his draft card indicated he had had four years of college and that his occupation was “art student.” He served in the military from 1942 to 1945 and was stationed in Europe. He also studied journalism... Read full biography
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GEORGE AYERS CRESS (1921–2008)
From Realism to abstraction was the path that George Ayers Cress followed, along with other mid-twentieth-century artists. His color choice also shifted from earth tones to lighter and more lyrical pinks and blues.
Cress was born in Anniston, Alabama, and grew up nearby in northeast Georgia and for a while in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Decatur (Georgia) Boys High and was a member of the French Club. After graduation he went to the University of Georgia in Athens and studied with Lamar Dodd and Jean Charlot. From the university he earned both his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and his Master of Fine Arts. When he enlisted in 1942 his draft card indicated he had had four years of ...But wait, there's more...
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