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Artwork Information

Artist:

Jack McLarty

Date:

Unknown

Media:

Mixed Media on Paper

Size:

31" x 33" 

Location:

Cannell Library (LIB) North Wall, Second Floor, Between Rooms 213 & 214 

About the Artist: 

Oregon artist Jack McLarty (1919-2011) created surreal paintings and prints. Born in Seattle, he was raised in Portland, Oregon, where he lived most of his life. He studied at the Portland Museum Art School (now the Pacific Northwest College of Art) and the American Artists School in New York City, returning to Portland in 1942. From 1947 until his retirement in 1981, he taught art at the Portland Museum School. He and his wife Barbara Lever established Image Gallery in 1961. They exhibited work by contemporary Pacific Northwest, Native Alaskan, and Mexican artists until 1986. His work is collected by the Portland Art Museum and Seattle Art Museum, among others.

Artwork description:

Abstracted black figure reclines on top of image, and the bottom has brightly colored organic shapes and white lines similar in style to other McLarty works.

Acquisition Information:

Contribution of Barbara and Jack McLarty. 

Related Links:

https://www.arts.wa.gov/artist-collection/?request=record;id=4076;type=701

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mclarty_william_james_jack_1919_/