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Spafford, Michael
| Last Name: | Spafford |
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| First Name: | Michael |
| Dates: |
*1935 (Date of Birth)
1.2.2022 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Michael C. Spafford was born in 1935 in Palm Springs, California. He received his formal training at Pomona College in Claremont, California, and at Harvard University. After graduating from Harvard, he abandoned the formal study of art history and moved to Mexico to concentrate solely on painting. There he had the opportunity to study first-hand the masterpieces of the Mexican Muralist movement; their juxtaposition of bold, often brutal imagery with a highly cultivated aesthetic became a strong influence on Spafford's own style. He has received several awards, including the 1983 Art Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letter and the 1979 King County Arts Commission's Honors Award. |
| Related Objects: |
3277.1 (Painting, Coatlicue, 1984)
3277.2 (Print, Relief; Woodcut, Labors of Hercules, 1987)
3277.3 (Print; Woodcut, Labors of Hercules, 1987)
3277.4 (Print; Woodcut, Labors of Hercules, 1987)
4395.38 (Collage, 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird)
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