Fay Peck
Fay Peck | |
|---|---|
 ArtistsClaes Oldenburg,and Fay Peck, with museum directorJan van der Marck(August 1968) | |
| Born | Fay Gunderson August 7, 1931. |
| Died | September 18, 2016(aged 85) |
| Resting place | Lake Forest Cemetery,Lake Forest,Lake County, Illinois, US |
| Movement | Expressionism |
| Spouse | David Bell Peck III |
Fay Peck(1931 – 2016)[1]was an AmericanExpressionistartist, known for heroil paintingandprintmaking.[2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Fay Gunderson was born inChicago,Illinoison August 7, 1931, to parents Alice Gunderson and Gunnar E. Gunderson.[1][5]She was ofNorwegiandescent.[1]She grew up in ruralRiver Forest,Illinois.[6]In 1954, she married David Bell Peck III on her family farm inLemont.[5]
She attendedUniversity of Miami,and studied in the summers atUniversity of Wisconsinand theUniversity of Oslo.[6]She participated in art workshops and studied atAnderson Ranch Arts CenterandEvanston Art Center,where she studied with artistPaul Wieghardt.[6]
Her work is in many collections includingRice University;[7]First National Bank of Chicago;theNew York Stock Exchange;Goldman Sachs;and variousUnited States embassies.[6][8][9]
Publications
[edit]- Peck, Fay (2014). Steele, Robin (ed.).Fay Peck: American Expressionist.History Works, Incorporated.ISBN9780979776953.
References
[edit]- ^abc"Fay Gunderson Peck Biography".Askart.Retrieved2021-01-31.
- ^Ross, Harold Wallace; White, Katharine Sergeant Angell (1973).The New Yorker(magazine). Vol. 49, Part 6. F-R Publishing Corporation. p. 7 – via Google Books.
- ^Findsen, Owen (12 June 1994)."Abstract Landscapes Shown In Hyde Park".Newspapers.The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 54.Retrieved2021-01-31.
- ^"Death notice: Fay Gunderson Peck".Chicago Tribune.25 September 2016.
- ^ab"Peck–Gunderson".Newspapers.Chicago Tribune. 4 November 1954. p. 39.Retrieved2021-01-31.
- ^abcdWatson, Ella (January 2018).""Fay Peck: American Expressionist" at the Helen. E Copeland Gallery (HECG) ".Montana State University.Retrieved2021-01-31.
- ^Rodkin, Dennis (9 October 2020)."'Nature embraces you' at Lake Forest midcentury for sale ".Crain's Chicago Business.Retrieved31 January2021.
- ^"Art in Embassies: Fay Peck".U.S. Department of State.Retrieved2021-01-31.
- ^"Fay Peck".Artnet.Retrieved2021-01-31.
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