Guy Maccoy Explained

Guy Crittington Maccoy
Birth Date:October 7, 1904
Birth Place:Valley Falls, Kansas
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Nationality:American
Field:painter, printmaker, educator
Spouse:Geno Pettit

Guy Maccoy (1904 - 1981) was an American artist known for his serigraphs.

Biography

Maccoy was born on October 7, 1904[1] in Valley Falls, Kansas.[2] He studied at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, the Broadmoor Art Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the Art Students League of New York.[3] For a time he worked at the Federal Art Project. He was married to fellow artist Genoi Pettit (1894-1982).[4]

In the 1940s Maccoy's work was included in several of the Dallas Museum of Art exhibitions of the National Serigraph Society.[5] [6] [7]

In 1947 Maccoy moved to Los Angeles, California where he taught at the Otis Art Institute and was a founder of the Western Serigraph Society.[4] He died on March 18, 1981[1] in Los Angeles.[2]

Maccoy's work is in the collection of the British Museum,[8] the National Gallery of Art,[9] the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[10] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maccoy, Guy C., 1904-1981 . Social Networks and Archival Context . 7 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Guy MacCoy . Smithsonian American Art Museum . 7 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Guy Crittington Maccoy . Annex Galleries . 7 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Guy Maccoy - Biography . AskArt . 7 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts . National Serigraph Exhibition, January 15–February 15, 1947 [Checklist] ]. The Portal to Texas History . 4 January 2020 . English . 1947.
  6. Web site: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts . National Serigraph Society Exhibition, April 1–May 2, 1951 [Checklist] ]. The Portal to Texas History . 4 January 2020 . English . 1951.
  7. Web site: National Serigraph Society Exhibition . Dallas Museum of Art . 16 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Guy Maccoy . British Museum . 7 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Guy MacCoy . National Gallery of Art . 7 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Shantley's Pasture . Philadelphia Museum of Art . 7 July 2022 . en.