The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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1928 Bellingham, Washington - 2021. Known for: Bird and animal bronze sculpture.
Phil McCracken (b. 1928 in Bellingham, Washington), who is known mostly for his bird and animal sculptures, was reared in Anacortes where his father was a merchant. After graduating from high school... Read full biography
Phil McCracken (b. 1928 in Bellingham, Washington), who is known mostly for his bird and animal sculptures, was reared in Anacortes where his father was a merchant. After graduating from high school he began studying pre-law at the University of Washington, leaving when the Korean war broke out.... Read full biography
Phil McCracken (b. 1928 in Bellingham, Washington), who is known mostly for his bird and animal sculptures, was reared in Anacortes where his father was a merchant. After graduating from high school he began studying pre-law at the University of Washington, leaving when the Korean war broke out. After his stint in the army he came back to the UW as an art major. The School of Art had excellent facilities for sculpture, and professor Everett DuPen was generous about allowing students to explore... Read full biography
Phil McCracken (b. 1928 in Bellingham, Washington), who is known mostly for his bird and animal sculptures, was reared in Anacortes where his father was a merchant. After graduating from high school he began studying pre-law at the University of Washington, leaving when the Korean war broke out. After his stint in the army he came back to the UW as an art major. The School of Art had excellent facilities for sculpture, and professor Everett DuPen was generous about allowing students to explore new directions. McCracken regards French potter Paul Bonifas, who was then teaching at the university, as his most important college mentor, for his bold ways with form. College was more than a four-year commitment. It was McCracken's practice to... Read full biography
Phil McCracken (b. 1928 in Bellingham, Washington), who is known mostly for his bird and animal sculptures, was reared in Anacortes where his father was a merchant. After graduating from high school he began studying pre-law at the University of Washington, leaving when the Korean war broke out. After his stint in the army he came back to the UW as an art major. The School of Art had excellent facilities for sculpture, and professor Everett DuPen was generous about allowing students to explore new directions. McCracken regards French potter Paul Bonifas, who was then teaching at the university, as his most important college mentor, for his bold ways with form. College was more than a four-year commitment. It was McCracken's practice to leave the university early each year to spend the spring quarter doing commercial fishing. Income from fishing and from the G.I. Bill paid f... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004McGowan, Alison C (Editor)1,512 pages600 Moons: Fifty Years of Philip McCracken's Art
2004Tarzan, Deloris160 pages (color)Art for the New Collector II Re-Emerging American Artists
2003
(Exhibition catalog)Editor: Spanierman Gallery64 pages (color)Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art
2002Ament, Deloris Tarzan388 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesAnnual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1989
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)538 pagesKennedy Galleries Profiles of American Artists
1984Deak, Gloria-Gilda288 pagesDictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984Opitz, Glenn B (editor)656 pagesPhilip McCracken
1980
(Exhibition catalog)Graham, Colin136 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pagesModern American Sculpture
1967Ashton, Dore130 pages (color)Northwest Art Today Adventures in Art
1962
(Exhibition catalog)Rogers, Millard106 pages