Guy Crittington Maccoy | |
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| Born | October 7, 1904 Valley Falls, Kansas |
| Died | March 18, 1981 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | painter, printmaker, educator |
| Spouse(s) | Geno Pettit |
| Website | guymaccoy |
Guy Maccoy (1904 - 1981) was an American artist known for his serigraphs.
Maccoy was born on October 7, 1904 [1] in Valley Falls, Kansas. [2] He studied at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, the Broadmoor Art Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the Art Students League of New York. [3] For a time he worked at the Federal Art Project. He was married to fellow artist Genoi Pettit (1894-1982). [4]
In the 1940s Maccoy's work was included in several of the Dallas Museum of Art exhibitions of the National Serigraph Society. [5] [6] [7]
In 1947 Maccoy moved to Los Angeles, California where he taught at the Otis Art Institute and was a founder of the Western Serigraph Society. [4] He died on March 18, 1981 [1] in Los Angeles. [2]
Maccoy's work is in the collection of the British Museum, [8] the National Gallery of Art, [9] the Philadelphia Museum of Art, [10] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [2]
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