Philip McCracken

Phil McCracken (b. 1928 in Bellingham, Washington) is an American visual artist, who works mainly in sculpture. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1953 [ [http://www.museumofnwart.org/collection/nwartists_detail.html?id=25 Museum of Northwestern Art, accessed Aug 30 2007. ] ] , having interrupted his studies to serve as an army reservist for the Korean War. [ [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3835 HistoryLink, accessed Aug 30 2007.] ] He then studied for a time under Henry Moore in England. [ [http://www.museumofnwart.org/collection/nwartists_detail.html?id=25 Museum of Northwest Art, accessed Aug 30 2007. ] ] He now lives on Guemes Island.

His work contains much nature imagery, is generally representational, and displays a strong focus on visual form.

His work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Museum of Northwest Art. [ [http://www.museumofnwart.org/collection/nwartists_detail.html?id=25 Museum of Northwest Art, accessed Aug 30 2007.] ]

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Bibliography

*Deloris Tarzan Ament (2002). Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0295981474.
*Deloris Tarzan Ament and Philip McCracken (2004). 600 Moons: Fifty Years Of Philip McCracken's Art. University of Washington Press. ISBN 0295984112.