Lava Edge
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David John McCosh
(1903-1981)
Education:
Art Institute of Chicago;
Coe College, Iowa
Biography:
McCosh began his academic career as a teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago.
He was commissioned to paint a mural for the Chicago World's Fair, and as a WPA
artist he painted more murals, including at the post office in Kelso, WA. He
taught art at the University of Oregon from 1934-72. Until the mid 1950s,
McCosh's paintings were somber, supported by black. He turned to brilliant
color, using deep violets, greens, and reds, which gave way to the bright
yellows and blues of his later years. The 1940s and 1950s showed a major shift
in his style from the figurative or primarily representational view of the
world to one progressively more abstract.
Media:
Oil, watercolor, prints (lithograph)
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