Hank Pitcher

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Hank Pitcher
Born1949 (age 7374)
Alma mater University of California, Santa Barbara
Occupation(s)artist, professor

Hank Pitcher (born 1949) is an American contemporary artist. Pitcher is known for his paintings of coastal landscapes and California culture. [1] [2]

Pitcher he has been a senior lecturer in the College of Creative Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara since 1971. [3] [4]

His work is included in the collections of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, [5] the Syracuse Museum of Art at Syracuse University, New York [6] and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. [7]

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