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Michael Tracy BIOGRAPHY
1943 - 2024. Known for: Painting, sculpture, photography, drawings-religious themes, mixed media.
Michael Tracy, Artist Who Helped Restore a Texas Border Town, Dies at 80, Obituary, The New York Times, by Adam Nossiter, July 5, 2024. His baroque fusions of bright paint, wood and other detritus... Read full biography
Michael Tracy, Artist Who Helped Restore a Texas Border Town, Dies at 80, Obituary, The New York Times, by Adam Nossiter, July 5, 2024. His baroque fusions of bright paint, wood and other detritus wowed the art world. But as his fame faded, he turned his attention to historic preservation. Michael... Read full biography
Michael Tracy, Artist Who Helped Restore a Texas Border Town, Dies at 80, Obituary, The New York Times, by Adam Nossiter, July 5, 2024. His baroque fusions of bright paint, wood and other detritus wowed the art world. But as his fame faded, he turned his attention to historic preservation. Michael Tracy, a flamboyant artist inspired by religion, violence and sensuality who dedicated much of his life to preserving neglected 19th-century architecture on the Texas-Mexico border,. Christopher... Read full biography
Michael Tracy, Artist Who Helped Restore a Texas Border Town, Dies at 80, Obituary, The New York Times, by Adam Nossiter, July 5, 2024. His baroque fusions of bright paint, wood and other detritus wowed the art world. But as his fame faded, he turned his attention to historic preservation. Michael Tracy, a flamboyant artist inspired by religion, violence and sensuality who dedicated much of his life to preserving neglected 19th-century architecture on the Texas-Mexico border,. Christopher Rincón, the executive director of the River Pierce Foundation, Mr. Tracy ’s historic preservation organization, said the cause was a heart attack. Mr. Tracy’s baroque fusions of bright paint, wood, metals, knives, swords, religious images, hair, blood,... Read full biography
Michael Tracy, Artist Who Helped Restore a Texas Border Town, Dies at 80, Obituary, The New York Times, by Adam Nossiter, July 5, 2024. His baroque fusions of bright paint, wood and other detritus wowed the art world. But as his fame faded, he turned his attention to historic preservation. Michael Tracy, a flamboyant artist inspired by religion, violence and sensuality who dedicated much of his life to preserving neglected 19th-century architecture on the Texas-Mexico border,. Christopher Rincón, the executive director of the River Pierce Foundation, Mr. Tracy ’s historic preservation organization, said the cause was a heart attack. Mr. Tracy’s baroque fusions of bright paint, wood, metals, knives, swords, religious images, hair, blood, urine, photographs and other detritus were in vogue 40 years ago; he had exhibitions in New York, Houston, San Francisco... Read full biography
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Michael Tracy, Artist Who Helped Restore a Texas Border Town, Dies at 80, Obituary, The New York Times, by Adam Nossiter, July 5, 2024
His baroque fusions of bright paint, wood and other detritus wowed the art world. But as his fame faded, he turned his attention to historic preservation.
Michael Tracy, a flamboyant artist inspired by religion, violence and sensuality who dedicated much of his life to preserving neglected 19th-century architecture on the Texas-Mexico border,
Christopher Rincón, the executive director of the River Pierce Foundation, Mr. Tracy ’s historic preservation organization, said the cause was a heart attack.
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