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Henry Meloy Watercolor Painting of Indian Chief

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Henry Meloy Watercolor Painting of Indian Chief
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Measures 17 1/4" by 14 1/2" framed. Henry Meloy was born to Montana ranchers who owned the Grayson Creek Ranch and a lumberyard in Townsend. Henry and his brother Peter were both inclined toward art and dug clay to conduct firing experiments in the ranch's blacksmithing forge. After studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Meloy relocated to New York City to continue his studies at the National Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Students League. In New York, he met Jackson Pollock, Alexander Calder, George Grosz, Reginald Marsh, Buckminster Fuller, Willem de Kooning and others. Meloy spent the Depression creating commercial illustrations, painting portraits, and fulfilling Works Progress Administration commissions. In 1940, he was hired at Columbia University where he taught until his untimely death at age 49.