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Richard Mock (1944 – July 28, 2006) was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and editorial cartoonist. Mock was best known for his linocut illustrations that appeared on the Op-Ed page of
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from 1980 through 1996.Richard Mock, Sculptor, Painter and Editorial Cartoonist, 61, Dies - New York Times
/ref> Born in 1944 in
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, Mock earned his bachelor's degree, studying
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, at the
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. Settling in
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in 1968, Mock had exhibitions at 112 Greene Street, The Whitney (in 1973), Exit Art, and his most recent show at the Sideshow Gallery in
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. In addition, Mock's art frequently appeared on the covers of the magazines ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed''. His work has been cited as an influence by a number of contemporary American printmakers, among them Tom Huck and
Bill Fick Bill Fick is a printmaker living and working in Durham, North Carolina. Fick is the director of Cockeyed Press, which specializes in the production of satirical linocut prints and book production. He is also a member of the Outlaw Printmakers. Fi ...
. Huck and Fick are both members of a group of artists known as the "Outlaw Printmakers", which as a collective unit cite Mock's work as one of its main influences. Mock died on July 28, 2006, after a long illness.


Trivia

Mock was named the official portrait painter of the 1980 Olympics.


References

Richard Mock's linocuts were frequently featured opposite the NY Times Op Ed page.


Further reading

* Antliff, Allan. "Richard Mock (1944–2006): an appreciation." Anarchist Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, 2006, p. 99–.


External links


Obituary and photos of prints at Alley Culture
1944 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design alumni 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists American male sculptors American anarchists {{Anarchist-stub