Maynard Fred Reece was born to Waldo and Inez Reece on April 26,1920 in Arnolds Park, Iowa. After graduating from Earlham High School in 1937, he went to Des Moines and began work as an artist for... Read full biography
Maynard Fred Reece was born to Waldo and Inez Reece on April 26,1920 in Arnolds Park, Iowa. After graduating from Earlham High School in 1937, he went to Des Moines and began work as an artist for the Iowa Department of History and Archives. Later he accepted a position with Meredith Publishing... Read full biography
Maynard Fred Reece was born to Waldo and Inez Reece on April 26,1920 in Arnolds Park, Iowa. After graduating from Earlham High School in 1937, he went to Des Moines and began work as an artist for the Iowa Department of History and Archives. Later he accepted a position with Meredith Publishing Company, where he was introduced to Ding Darling, which developed into a lasting friendship. With the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the Army in 1942, becoming sergeant in the Signal Corp. On a... Read full biography
Maynard Fred Reece was born to Waldo and Inez Reece on April 26,1920 in Arnolds Park, Iowa. After graduating from Earlham High School in 1937, he went to Des Moines and began work as an artist for the Iowa Department of History and Archives. Later he accepted a position with Meredith Publishing Company, where he was introduced to Ding Darling, which developed into a lasting friendship. With the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the Army in 1942, becoming sergeant in the Signal Corp. On a furlough in October of 1945, he met June Carman who became his wife on April 7, 1946, after his discharge from the Army. Pursuing his passion for art, he won the prestigious Federal Duck Stamp Competition in 1948, the first of 5 wins (1948, 1951,... Read full biography
Maynard Fred Reece was born to Waldo and Inez Reece on April 26,1920 in Arnolds Park, Iowa. After graduating from Earlham High School in 1937, he went to Des Moines and began work as an artist for the Iowa Department of History and Archives. Later he accepted a position with Meredith Publishing Company, where he was introduced to Ding Darling, which developed into a lasting friendship. With the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the Army in 1942, becoming sergeant in the Signal Corp. On a furlough in October of 1945, he met June Carman who became his wife on April 7, 1946, after his discharge from the Army. Pursuing his passion for art, he won the prestigious Federal Duck Stamp Competition in 1948, the first of 5 wins (1948, 1951, 1959, 1969, 1971). In 1972, the State of Iowa commissioned him to paint the first Iowa Duck Stamp, which became a contest. He won in... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (18)
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Artists from Iowa: Albert Henry Krehbiel, Grant Wood, Dulah Marie Evans, Everett Warner, Daniel Rhodes, Dean Schwaraz, Sherry Fry
2010
Books LLC, Editor
96 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
The Upland Bird Art Of Maynard Reece
1998
Reece, Maynard
160 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Art and the Animal, The Society of Animal Artists (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Peterson, Roger Tory (Foreward)
120 pages (color)
Duck Stamps and Prints The Complete Federal & State Editions
1988
McCaddin, Joe (introduction)
192 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
The Waterfowl Art of Maynard Reece
1986
Reece, Maynard
179 pages (color)
1982 Bird Art Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1982
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Mus
88 pages (color)
Contemporary Western Artists
1982
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
608 pages (color)
Wildlife Artists at Work
1982
Van Gelder, Patricia
175 pages (color)
The Art of Trailside Galleries
1981
Trailside Galleries
88 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc 1971 Year Book (Exhibition catalog)