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The 16 in x 23 in watercolor displays striking and colorful qualities that influenced abstract expressionism for decades to come. In 2016 the Dennos Museum in Traverse City, Michigan, in homage to the very first exhibition in the Zimmerman Sculpture Court, installed the first two paintings by the former Michigan State University painting professor, Clif McChesney (1929-2011) on the Court walls, and the glass artistry of Dale Chihuly, featuring works from the Dennos Collection. In 1991, an exhibition of Dale Chihuly glass accompanied the McChesney painting installation.
A Hoosier by birth, he studied at professional schools in Chicago before transferring to Indiana University for his degree. His studies continued at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan where he was awarded his M.F.A. Clif taught as Professor of Art at Michigan State University Art Department from 1960 to retirement in 1991. He was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award for the College of Arts and Letters in 1985. His work is included in corporate collections as well as the Detroit Institute of Arts, University of Michigan Art Museum, University of California Art Museum, Cranbrook Art Museum and many private collections nationally and internationally.
- Creator:Clif McChesney (American)
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
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- Condition:The watercolor has beautiful deep colors with the original mid-century wood frame.
- Gallery Location:Detroit, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU128616823812
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