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1924 New York City - 2002 Sedona, Arizona. Known for: Frontier-horse genre painting, illustration art.
Western painter and illustrator known for depictions of plains Indians in action, Frank McCarthy spent much of his career in New York City and the last years in Arizona. He was born in New York City... Read full biography
Western painter and illustrator known for depictions of plains Indians in action, Frank McCarthy spent much of his career in New York City and the last years in Arizona. He was born in New York City and for twenty-one years was as an illustrator for major magazines including "Colliers," "Argosy"... Read full biography
Western painter and illustrator known for depictions of plains Indians in action, Frank McCarthy spent much of his career in New York City and the last years in Arizona. He was born in New York City and for twenty-one years was as an illustrator for major magazines including "Colliers," "Argosy" and "True" and for paperback book publishers. He studied at Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in New York and then followed a course of commercial art. Many of his illustrations were large... Read full biography
Western painter and illustrator known for depictions of plains Indians in action, Frank McCarthy spent much of his career in New York City and the last years in Arizona. He was born in New York City and for twenty-one years was as an illustrator for major magazines including "Colliers," "Argosy" and "True" and for paperback book publishers. He studied at Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in New York and then followed a course of commercial art. Many of his illustrations were large western paintings, something that continued to earn him a reputation as a top-selling artist. His work was also reproduced and distributed by The Greenwich Workshop. In 1973, he had his first major exhibition of his paintings, a show of twenty-three... Read full biography
Western painter and illustrator known for depictions of plains Indians in action, Frank McCarthy spent much of his career in New York City and the last years in Arizona. He was born in New York City and for twenty-one years was as an illustrator for major magazines including "Colliers," "Argosy" and "True" and for paperback book publishers. He studied at Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in New York and then followed a course of commercial art. Many of his illustrations were large western paintings, something that continued to earn him a reputation as a top-selling artist. His work was also reproduced and distributed by The Greenwich Workshop. In 1973, he had his first major exhibition of his paintings, a show of twenty-three canvases, at the Husburg Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it sold out in twenty minutes. This success caused him to make a total commit... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Men, Trappers
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
- •Waterfowl
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Art Association
- •Cowboy Artists of America
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •George Bridgman
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Cowboy Artists of America Memorial Award
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Horse Subject Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Cowboy Artists of America-
- •National Academy of Western Art-
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum