Philip "Phil" McCracken (November 14, 1928 – June 6, 2021) was an American visual artist, who worked mainly in
sculpture. Born in
Bellingham, Washington, he graduated from the
University of Washington in 1953, having interrupted his studies to serve as an army reservist for the
Korean War. He then studied for a time under
Henry Moore
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in
England. He lived and made art on
Guemes Island from 1955 to the end of his life in 2021.
His work contains much nature imagery, is generally representational, and displays a strong focus on visual form.
His work has been exhibited at the
Smithsonian Institution, the
Art Institute of Chicago
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, and the
Museum of Northwest Art. His art can also be seen as part of Washington's State Art Collection at My Public Art Portal.
References
Bibliography
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Deloris Tarzan Ament
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History
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(2002). Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art. University of Washington Press. .
*Deloris Tarzan Ament and Philip McCracken (2004). 600 Moons: Fifty Years Of Philip McCracken's Art. University of Washington Press. .
1928 births
2021 deaths
20th-century American painters
American male painters
21st-century American painters
21st-century American male artists
Artists from Washington (state)
Sculptors from Washington (state)
People from Bellingham, Washington
University of Washington alumni
Northwest School (art)
20th-century American sculptors
20th-century American male artists
American male sculptors
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