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1902 Kansas - 1986 Palm Springs, California. Known for: Desert landscape, figure and genre painting.
Wilton Charles McCoy was born in Kansas on Nov. 26, 1902. Raised on a cattle ranch, McCoy began drawing at an early age. About 1930 he moved to Long Beach, CA and became active in the local art... Read full biography
Wilton Charles McCoy was born in Kansas on Nov. 26, 1902. Raised on a cattle ranch, McCoy began drawing at an early age. About 1930 he moved to Long Beach, CA and became active in the local art scene. He studied painting with Henry Richter, Sam Hyde Harris, and Diedrick Diedrickson. He was active... Read full biography
Wilton Charles McCoy was born in Kansas on Nov. 26, 1902. Raised on a cattle ranch, McCoy began drawing at an early age. About 1930 he moved to Long Beach, CA and became active in the local art scene. He studied painting with Henry Richter, Sam Hyde Harris, and Diedrick Diedrickson. He was active in Long Beach until 1947 when he moved to the desert near Palm Springs. McCoy is known for his landscapes of the smoke trees and desert around his home in Yucca Valley and of the Grand Tetons around... Read full biography
Wilton Charles McCoy was born in Kansas on Nov. 26, 1902. Raised on a cattle ranch, McCoy began drawing at an early age. About 1930 he moved to Long Beach, CA and became active in the local art scene. He studied painting with Henry Richter, Sam Hyde Harris, and Diedrick Diedrickson. He was active in Long Beach until 1947 when he moved to the desert near Palm Springs. McCoy is known for his landscapes of the smoke trees and desert around his home in Yucca Valley and of the Grand Tetons around Jackson Hole, WY where he spent many summers. He died in Palm Springs on Jan. 3, 1986. Member: Desert Art Center Ass'n; Palm Desert Palette Club. Exh: Long Beach AA, 1939 (1st prize); Spectrum Club (Long Beach), 1941; Addington Gallery (Desert Hot... Read full biography
Wilton Charles McCoy was born in Kansas on Nov. 26, 1902. Raised on a cattle ranch, McCoy began drawing at an early age. About 1930 he moved to Long Beach, CA and became active in the local art scene. He studied painting with Henry Richter, Sam Hyde Harris, and Diedrick Diedrickson. He was active in Long Beach until 1947 when he moved to the desert near Palm Springs. McCoy is known for his landscapes of the smoke trees and desert around his home in Yucca Valley and of the Grand Tetons around Jackson Hole, WY where he spent many summers. He died in Palm Springs on Jan. 3, 1986. Member: Desert Art Center Ass'n; Palm Desert Palette Club. Exh: Long Beach AA, 1939 (1st prize); Spectrum Club (Long Beach), 1941; Addington Gallery (Desert Hot Springs), 1956; Desert Southwest Gallery (Palm Desert), 1964, 1966, 1973. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Death record. Nearly... Read full biography
Wilton Charles (Dutch) McCoy - Artist Info
About Wilton Charles (Dutch) McCoy: Keywords
Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Desert Landscape
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
Art School
- •Desert Art Center, California
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty