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1919 Columbus, Ohio - 2010 Scottsdale, Arizona. Known for: Aerospace and fantasy illustrations and murals.
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his... Read full biography
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the... Read full biography
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the Moon, died on Feb. 26 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Louise, said. Mr. McCall eagerly translated his youthful enthusiasm for drawing knights in shining armor on... Read full biography
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the Moon, died on Feb. 26 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Louise, said. Mr. McCall eagerly translated his youthful enthusiasm for drawing knights in shining armor on spirited steeds into paintings of intrepid astronauts in gleaming space vehicles, both real and imagined. When NASA in 1962 hit on the idea of enlisting artists to promote its mission, Mr. McCall was one of the first three chosen. He went on to create... Read full biography
The following biography, an obituary of the artist by Douglas Martin, is from The New York Times, March 5, 2010. Robert T. McCall, an artist whose fervor for space exploration found expression in his six-story-tall mural at the National Air and Space Museum and two postage stamps canceled on the Moon, died on Feb. 26 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 90. The cause was heart failure, his wife, Louise, said. Mr. McCall eagerly translated his youthful enthusiasm for drawing knights in shining armor on spirited steeds into paintings of intrepid astronauts in gleaming space vehicles, both real and imagined. When NASA in 1962 hit on the idea of enlisting artists to promote its mission, Mr. McCall was one of the first three chosen. He went on to create hundreds of vivid paintings, from representations of gleaming spaceships to futuristic dream cities wher... Read full biography
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About Robert McCall: Keywords
Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Aviation, Airplanes, Aeronautics, Space Exploration
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Outer Space, Science Fiction
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •NASA Art Collection: Space Exploration
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Nocturne Specialty
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Society of Illustrators