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James McCray

James McCray (1912 - 1993) was active/lived in California.  James McCray is known for Abstract geometric.

James McCray was born in Niles, CA on Oct. 1, 1912. McCray received a scholarship for further study in Pennsylvania at the Barnes Foundation after graduating from UC Berkeley (M.A.).

At UC he was greatly influenced by his teachers Worth Ryder and John Haley. His teaching experience included UC Berkeley (1935-40, 1947-80), California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco) (1940-46), San Francisco Museum of (modern) Art (1941-43), and Santa Barbara College (1951).

He acted as juror for many northern California shows before his death in Walnut Creek, CA on Jan. 12, 1993. An abstract painter, his early works were geometric and later evolved into lyrical abstraction.

Exh: Oakland Art Gallery, 1934; Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939; San Francisco Art Association, 1939; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1945, 1948, 1950; Art Institute of Chicago, 1947; Art Institute of Chicago, 1948; Univ. of NM, 1949 (solo); San Francisco Museum of (modern) Art, 1

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Interview with the artist or his/her family; Art News, Sept. 1949.

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