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Bill Mack, Portrait of Albert Einstein, Drawing#1139758

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Bill Mack, Portrait of Albert Einstein, Drawing#1139758
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Artist: Bill Mack

Title: Portrait of Albert Einstein

Year: circa 1985

Medium: Graphite and White Pencil on Board

Size: 38 x 30 inches (96.5 x 76 cm)

Frame: 52 x 44 inches (132 x 112 cm)





Bill Mack (1949 - )




Mack was born in Minneapolis, in a family that had never had anyone directly involved in art. He was creating and selling oil portraits in high school. At 17 years old, while employed as a draftsman for a company making bronze dedication tablets, a crucial moment occurred which would change his life forever. Portraits are the most difficult image to create in relief. When a poor quality relief portrait for a memorial tablet created by another artist was submitted to the company for approval, Mack thought he could do a better job. He gave it a try and it was instantly accepted. He immediately quit his job and began a career as a commissioned relief sculptor.
At the University of Minnesota, he majored in Journalism with a minor in art history while continuing to do commissioned work as a free-lance artist. Upon graduation, he continued his one career, working as a relief sculptor. So rare are "accomplished" relief sculptors that Mack met with immediate success. His commissioned work ranged from very small, low relief ingots and medallions, to often monumental sculptures. Besides creating hundreds of works in traditional cast bronze, he also gained experience with more modern substances, including resins, urethanes, epoxies, ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c. 1985</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:52</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:44</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Bill Mack, Portrait of Albert Einstein, Drawing</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York City, USA</td></tr>
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