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1935 Berkeley, California - 2025. Known for: Bay-Area figurative.
Bruce Alanson McGaw (born 1935) has been a force in the San Francisco and West Coast art scene since the 1950s. He was exhibited in the seminal show held at the Oakland Museum of Art in 1957 that... Read full biography
Bruce Alanson McGaw (born 1935) has been a force in the San Francisco and West Coast art scene since the 1950s. He was exhibited in the seminal show held at the Oakland Museum of Art in 1957 that marked the first time the post-war San Francisco modernists were referred to as the Bay Area Figurative... Read full biography
Bruce Alanson McGaw (born 1935) has been a force in the San Francisco and West Coast art scene since the 1950s. He was exhibited in the seminal show held at the Oakland Museum of Art in 1957 that marked the first time the post-war San Francisco modernists were referred to as the Bay Area Figurative Movement. He studied in the 1950's at the California College of the Arts with Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff, David Park, etc. and is professor emeritus of the San Francisco Art Institute. McGaw... Read full biography
Bruce Alanson McGaw (born 1935) has been a force in the San Francisco and West Coast art scene since the 1950s. He was exhibited in the seminal show held at the Oakland Museum of Art in 1957 that marked the first time the post-war San Francisco modernists were referred to as the Bay Area Figurative Movement. He studied in the 1950's at the California College of the Arts with Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff, David Park, etc. and is professor emeritus of the San Francisco Art Institute. McGaw was born in Berkeley, California. In 1955, at age 18, McGaw attended classes at California College of Arts and Crafts (now the California College of the Arts) in Oakland, and was in the institution’s first class taught by Richard Diebenkorn after... Read full biography
Bruce Alanson McGaw (born 1935) has been a force in the San Francisco and West Coast art scene since the 1950s. He was exhibited in the seminal show held at the Oakland Museum of Art in 1957 that marked the first time the post-war San Francisco modernists were referred to as the Bay Area Figurative Movement. He studied in the 1950's at the California College of the Arts with Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff, David Park, etc. and is professor emeritus of the San Francisco Art Institute. McGaw was born in Berkeley, California. In 1955, at age 18, McGaw attended classes at California College of Arts and Crafts (now the California College of the Arts) in Oakland, and was in the institution’s first class taught by Richard Diebenkorn after Diebenkorn's return to California from the East Coast. He graduated in 1957 with a BFA degree. McGaw’s paintings during the mid-1950... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
Art Teacher
- •Richard Diebenkorn
Art School
- •California College of Arts and Crafts, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York