Harry McCormick

The Chinese Screen, Photorealist Screenprint by Harry McCormick

circa 1990

Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) - Tuesday. Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP, Size: 29.5 in. x 29.5 in. (74.93 cm x 74.93 cm)

Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1945 Douglas Hofmann attended grade school through high school in his hometown. After high school he enrolled in a business college in Baltimore only to leave after a month questioning his career choice. He started to work at a local department store as a window trimmer where, Hofmann says, he learned about color design. His coworkers became mentors, one of them being married to a well known Baltimore sculptor Thomas Hoffmaster. His appreciation for art grew and already being very gifted, Hofmann decided to attempt to make a career for himself in art field. He enrolled in the local art college, the Maryland Institute College of Art. During the first year he discovered Joseph Sheppard. "I used to walk down to the first floor and stick my head in this room that was totally quiet. You could hear a pin drop. It was Joe Sheppard's class". He began studying with Joe. Anatomy classes and drawing and painting from the model were new to Hofmann and he became immersed in the study. "Sheppard could paint like nothing I lad ever seen" Hofmann says. "God for Sheppard was Rubens and I became a disciple too. Studying with Sheppard was a perfect opportunity to learn about drawing, modeling and Maroger technique". Red Kimono...

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