About George Cress

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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 ...

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