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1940s David McCosh Signed Nautical Anchorage From the Island Oil Painting

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Portland, OR

Condition Notes: Repair patched at back, as photographed. Repair patched at back, as photographed. less

Description: David McCosh oil painting on canvas titled Anchorage from the Island, late 1940's. Bold, muted tones.

Signed lower left and … more David McCosh oil painting on canvas titled Anchorage from the Island, late 1940's. Bold, muted tones.

Signed lower left and at back of original frame. Frame measures 24.25" x 34.25" x 1.5", actual painting measures 20" x 30". Repair patched at back, as photographed.

As found on Portland Oregon art museum site:

David McCosh began his academic career as a teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1931 to 1933. He was commissioned to paint a mural for the Chicago World s Fair Century of Progress. As a WPA artist he also created murals for the Department of the Interior in Washington, D. C. , the Beresford, South Dakota Post Office, and the Kelso, Washington Post Office. He arrived at the University of Oregon to teach art in 1935 and remained there until his retirement in 1970. McCosh had great importance as a teacher and influenced many young artists during his tenure. Leonard Kimbrell said of him, "McCosh leads one to look and teaches one to see. "

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Portland, OR

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