Fay Peck Explained

Fay Peck
Birth Name:	Fay Gunderson
Birth Date:	7 August 1931.
Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois, US
Death Place:	Bozeman, Montana, US
Resting Place:	Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, US
Movement:	Expressionism
Spouse:	David Bell Peck III

Fay Peck (1931 – 2016)^[1] was an American Expressionist artist, known for her oil painting and printmaking.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Biography

Fay Gunderson was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 7, 1931, to parents Alice Gunderson and Gunnar E. Gunderson.^[5] She was of Norwegian descent. She grew up in rural River Forest, Illinois.^[6] In 1954, she married David Bell Peck III on her family farm in Lemont.

She attended University of Miami, and studied in the summers at University of Wisconsin and the University of Oslo. She participated in art workshops and studied at Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Evanston Art Center, where she studied with artist Paul Wieghardt.

Her work is in many collections including Rice University;^[7] First National Bank of Chicago; the New York Stock Exchange; Goldman Sachs; and various United States embassies.^{[8] [9]}

Publications

• Book: Peck, Fay. Fay Peck: American Expressionist. History Works, Incorporated. 2014. 9780979776953. Steele. Robin.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fay Gunderson Peck Biography . 2021-01-31 . Askart.com.
2. Book: Ross. Harold Wallace. The New Yorker. White. Katharine Sergeant Angell. 1973. F-R Publishing Corporation. 49, Part 6. 7. en. magazine. Google Books.
3. Web site: Findsen. Owen. 12 June 1994. Abstract Landscapes Shown In Hyde Park. subscription. 2021-01-31. Newspapers.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. 54. en.
4. News: 25 September 2016 . Death notice: Fay Gunderson Peck . Chicago Tribune.
5. Web site: 4 November 1954. Peck–Gunderson. subscription. 2021-01-31. Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 39. en.
6. Web site: Watson. Ella. January 2018. "Fay Peck: American Expressionist" at the Helen. E Copeland Gallery (HECG). 2021-01-31. Montana State University. en-US.
7. Web site: Rodkin . Dennis . 9 October 2020 . 'Nature embraces you' at Lake Forest midcentury for sale . 31 January 2021 . Crain's Chicago Business . en.
8. Web site: Art in Embassies: Fay Peck . 2021-01-31 . U.S. Department of State . en-US.
9. Web site: Fay Peck. 2021-01-31. Artnet.com.