Edward McHugh (born 1969) is an American artist from

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whose work includes photography and sculpture.

Education and work

McHugh trained as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor, graduating from the

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in 1991. He later studied at Crown Point Press in San Francisco. McHugh applies a thin layer of archival wax to the surface of photographic prints, using a painterly brushstroke, giving it a handmade surface. ''

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'' described an image of the battleship USS ''New Jersey'' treated with this technique, saying that "the effect is both enchanting and unsettling".

Exhibitions

*''Sans Titre'', Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, Colorado, 1999 *''Altered Photo'',

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, Seattle, 2010 *''American Photography X2'',

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, Towson, Maryland, 2013/14

References

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