Talk:Frank Mechau

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Frank Albert Mechau Jr.,1904-1946, was born in Wakeeney, Kansas and spent most of his short life in Colorado. He was a realistic painter who romanticized the American West and is a key figure of the Western genre.

Mechau studied at Denver University and the Art Institute of Chicago. Raised in Colorado, he was influenced by the culture and history of the West and was the first Colorado artist to be awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, in 1934. His work was acclaimed for its semi-abstract style, its use of perspective, and its sense of mystery. Today, his work is in major collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[1]

Source (credited but clearly abused as being quoyed and not even paraphrased) http://www.gsa.gov/graphics/pbs/Ariel_Rios_Brochure_Final2.pdf

Frank Albert Mechau, Jr. (1903 – 1946) studied at Denver University and the Art Institute of Chicago. Raised in Colorado, he was influencedby the culture and history of the Western Slope and was the first Colorado artist to be awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1934. His work was acclaimed for its semi-abstract style, its use of perspective, and its sense of mystery. Today, his work is in major collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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