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A 1959 black and white, Mid-Century, Surrealist watercolor on paper by artist Desmond McLean in a cerused black frame. Image size: 12" x 30". Framed size: 19 3/4" x 25 3/4".
McLean was born in Sligo, Ireland and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He was a professor of art at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ and at the University of Chicago. Mclean studied at the Heatherly School of Art in London, the American School of Art in New York and at Hunter College in New York, with Robert Motherwell.
- Creator:Desmond McLean (1929 - 2015, American)
- Creation Year:1959
- Dimensions:Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Framed size: 19 3/4" x 25 3/4"Price: $1,800
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- Condition:See Photos.
- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: #183771stDibs: LU2591212736672
Desmond McLean
Desmond Patrick McLean was born on June 12, 1927, in Sligo, Ireland. His family moved when Desmond was three to New York and he grew up in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. McLean attended the Heatherley School of Art in London, England and the American School of Art in New York. He also studied at Hunter College with Robert Motherwell, Richard Lippold and William Baziotes. He also studied printmaking with Gabor Peterdi. He earned his bachelor's degree at Kean College and was awarded a teaching fellowship at the University of Chicago, where he was enrolled in the doctoral program. After that, he studied at Illinois State University before he got a tenured position as a professor of Art at the Teachers College in 1966. McLean retired from Rowan University's Art Department in 2002, where he had taught for more than 35 years. McLean died on November 30, 2015, after a long life as an artist and an art professor.
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