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Death of Ray Goddard 1951 by William McCloy (1913-2001)

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A vibrant oil on board by the noted artist William McCloy. It is titled on the frame "Death of Ray Goddard". It is monogrammed lower right M 51. Purchased from the artist's estate. Losses to the frame, and some minor losses to the painting, please see the detailed photos William Ashby McCloy (1913-2001) lived in Nanking and Shanghai, China until the age of thirteen, returning to the United States in 1926. He received his first training in art at the State University of Iowa in 1930 and graduated with a B.A. in Art. He spent one-year at Yale School of Fine Arts before returning to Iowa for graduate study in the Psychology of Art receiving a M.A. in 1936. At Yale, he studied painting with Eugene Savage and back at Iowa studied printmaking with Mauricio Lasansky, sculpture with Humbert Albrizio and also painting with Eugene Ludens. In 1937 he became Assistant Professor of Art at Drake University for two years. In 1939 he moved to the University of Wisconsin and remained until 1948. He was Mural Assistant to John Steuart Curry on three murals and executed two major mural commissions himself (1939-1943). He spent 1943-1946 in the US Army where he served as a Clinical Psychologist. Returning to State University in Iowa he received a M.F.A in Painting in 1949 under the G.I. Bill and again later a PhD in Art History in 1958. Between 1950-1954 he was Director of the School of Art at the University of Manitoba leaving there to take over as Chairman of the Art Department at Connecticut College retiring as Professor of Art emeritus in 1978. Exhibited: The Chicago Art Institute, the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum, the Walker Art Center, the Library of Congress, the Joslyn Memorial Museum, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Toronto Art Gallery, and the Winninpeg Art Gallery. He painted murals for Truax Field, the Wisconsin State Historical Society, and the University of Manitoba. His sculpture is at Connecticut College, the Norwich Free Academy and the Public Library of New London. His work is included in the permanent collections of The Library of Congress; Wolfsonian Institution, Miami, Florida; the Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, Connecticut as well as numerous public and private collections. His work is illustrated in "American Expressionism: Art & Social Change" by Bram Dijkstra. Biography by David Martin, Martin-Zambito Fine Art Biography Born January 2nd, 1913, McCloy spent his childhood in China, received his first training in art at the State University of Iowa in 1930, graduating with a B.A. in 1933. He spent one year at the Yale School of Fine Arts before returning to Iowa for graduate study in the Psychology of Art (M.A. 1936). After a year as a graduate Assistant in the Art Department, he became Assistant Professor of Art at Drake University (1937-1939) before moving to the University of Wisconsin, where he remained until 1948, at which time he resigned to return to graduate school under the G.I. Bill. The years 1943-46 he spent in the United States Army where he served as a Clinical Psychologist. During his years at the University of Wisconsin, he was mural assistant to John Steuart Curry on three murals, and executed two major mural commissions himself. Back in Iowa, he received an M.F.A. in painting in 1949 and a PH. D. in the History of Art, 1958. In 1950, he was appointed Director of the School of Art at the University of Manitoba, leaving there in 1954 to take over as Chairman of the Art Department at Connecticut College. He retired in 1978 with the title of Henry B. Plant Emeritus Professor of Art. Exhibited The Chicago Art Institute; National Academy of Design; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Cincinnati Art Museum; Whitney Museum of American Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Walker Art Center; Library of Congress; Joselyn Memorial Museum; Vancouver Art Gallery; Toronto Art Gallery; Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Creator:
William Ashby McCloy (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 28.25 in (71.76 cm)Width: 39.75 in (100.97 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paint,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
1951
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor paint loss, and losses to the frame and frame paint.
Seller Location:
Palm Springs, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU8350752672

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William Ashby McCloy

William Ashby McCloy lived in Nanjing and Shanghai, China, until the age of 13, returning to the United States in 1926. He received his first training in art at the State University of Iowa in 1930 and graduated with a BA in Art. McCloy spent one-year at Yale School of Fine Arts before returning to Iowa for graduate study in Psychology of Art, receiving an MA in 1936. At Yale, he studied painting with Eugene Savage and back at Iowa, studied printmaking with Mauricio Lasansky, sculpture with Humbert Albrizio and also painting with Eugene Ludens. In 1937, McCloy became an Assistant Professor of Art at Drake University for two years. In 1939, he moved to the University of Wisconsin and remained until 1948. McCloy was Mural Assistant to John Steuart Curry on three murals and executed two major mural commissions himself (1939–43). He spent 1943–46 in the US Army, where he served as a Clinical Psychologist. Returning to State University in Iowa, he received an MFA in Painting in 1949 under the G.I. Bill and again later a Ph.D. in Art History in 1958. Between 1950–54, McCloy was Director of the School of Art at the University of Manitoba, leaving there to take over as Chairman of the Art Department at Connecticut College, retiring as Professor of Art emeritus in 1978. McCloy exhibited at The Chicago Art Institute, the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum, the Walker Art Center, the Library of Congress, the Joslyn Memorial Museum, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Toronto Art Gallery and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. He painted murals for Truax Field, the Wisconsin State Historical Society and the University of Manitoba. His sculpture is at Connecticut College, the Norwich Free Academy and the Public Library of New London. His work is included in the permanent collections of The Library of Congress; Wolfsonian Institution, Miami, Florida; the Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, Connecticut as well as numerous public and private collections. His work is illustrated in American Expressionism: Art & Social Change by Bram Dijkstra.

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