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1912 Niles, California - 1993 Walnut Creek, California. Known for: Abstract geometric.
James McCray was born in Niles, CA on Oct. 1, 1912. McCray received a scholarship for further study in Pennsylvania at the Barnes Foundation after graduating from UC Berkeley (M.A.). At UC he was... Read full biography
James McCray was born in Niles, CA on Oct. 1, 1912. McCray received a scholarship for further study in Pennsylvania at the Barnes Foundation after graduating from UC Berkeley (M.A.). At UC he was greatly influenced by his teachers Worth Ryder and John Haley. His teaching experience included UC... Read full biography
James McCray was born in Niles, CA on Oct. 1, 1912. McCray received a scholarship for further study in Pennsylvania at the Barnes Foundation after graduating from UC Berkeley (M.A.). At UC he was greatly influenced by his teachers Worth Ryder and John Haley. His teaching experience included UC Berkeley (1935-40, 1947-80), California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco) (1940-46), San Francisco Museum of (modern) Art (1941-43), and Santa Barbara College (1951). He acted as juror for many northern... Read full biography
James McCray was born in Niles, CA on Oct. 1, 1912. McCray received a scholarship for further study in Pennsylvania at the Barnes Foundation after graduating from UC Berkeley (M.A.). At UC he was greatly influenced by his teachers Worth Ryder and John Haley. His teaching experience included UC Berkeley (1935-40, 1947-80), California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco) (1940-46), San Francisco Museum of (modern) Art (1941-43), and Santa Barbara College (1951). He acted as juror for many northern California shows before his death in Walnut Creek, CA on Jan. 12, 1993. An abstract painter, his early works were geometric and later evolved into lyrical abstraction. Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1934; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; San... Read full biography
James McCray was born in Niles, CA on Oct. 1, 1912. McCray received a scholarship for further study in Pennsylvania at the Barnes Foundation after graduating from UC Berkeley (M.A.). At UC he was greatly influenced by his teachers Worth Ryder and John Haley. His teaching experience included UC Berkeley (1935-40, 1947-80), California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco) (1940-46), San Francisco Museum of (modern) Art (1941-43), and Santa Barbara College (1951). He acted as juror for many northern California shows before his death in Walnut Creek, CA on Jan. 12, 1993. An abstract painter, his early works were geometric and later evolved into lyrical abstraction. Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1934; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; San Francisco Art Association, 1939; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1945, 1948, 1950; Art Institute of Chicago, 194. Source: Edan Hughes,... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Geometric Abstraction, Linear, Grids, Hard Edge
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Art School
- •Barnes Foundation School/University of Arts, Student
- •California School of Fine Arts, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, 1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art