Philip McCracken

American visual artist (1928–2021)

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,^[1] having interrupted his studies to serve as an army reservist for the Korean War.^[2] He then studied for a time under Henry Moore in England.^[3] He lived and made art on Guemes Island from 1955 to the end of his life in 2021.^[4]

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, and the Museum of Northwest Art.^[5] His art can also be seen as part of Washington's State Art Collection at My Public Art Portal.^[6]

References

^ Museum of Northwestern Art, accessed August 30, 2007. Archived August 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ HistoryLink, accessed August 30, 2007.
^ Museum of Northwest Art, accessed August 30, 2007. Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Philip Trafton McCracken 1928 - 2021". Anacortes American. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ Museum of Northwest Art, accessed August 30, 2007. Archived August 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Philip McCracken in Washington's State Art Collection". ArtsWA, Washington's State Art Collection, www.arts.wa.gov/my-public-art-portal. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

Bibliography

Deloris Tarzan Ament (2002). Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-98147-4.
Deloris Tarzan Ament and Philip McCracken (2004). 600 Moons: Fifty Years Of Philip McCracken's Art. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-98411-2.

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Big Four	Guy Anderson Kenneth Callahan Morris Graves Mark Tobey
Others	Alfred Currier Doris Totten Chase William Cumming Richard Gilkey Paul Horiuchi Walter Isaacs Barbara Straker James Clayton James William Ivey Helmi Juvonen Leo Kenney John Franklin Koenig Philip McCracken Neil Meitzler Carl Morris Hilda Grossman Morris Ambrose McCarthy Patterson Lubin Petric Mary Randlett Jay Steensma Charles Stokes George Tsutakawa Windsor Utley James Washington, Jr. Wesley Wehr

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