Kenneth Callahan
Kenneth Callahan (October 30, 1905 in Spokane, Washington– May 1986 in Seattle, Washington) was a noted 20th century Abstract Expressionism painter, art critic[1] curator, and a founder of the Northwest School.
Callahan grew up in Montana before attending high school in Seattle. He attended University of Washington but did not graduate.[2] He cared for his younger brother during this time, worked as a longshoreman, and travelled extensively through Europe, Latin America, and the United States.[3]
Largely self taught, Callahan founded the Northwest School, along with Guy Anderson (1906–1998), Morris Graves (1911–2001), and Mark Tobey (1890–1976).
Callahan was a curator of the Seattle Art Museum for twenty years from 1933 - 1953. He was married to Margaret Bundy.[3]
[edit] Awards and recognition
- 1954, Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1933, first Whitney Biennial Exposition
[edit] References
- ^ "Kenneth Callahan". Foster White Gallery. http://www.fosterwhite.com/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=63. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ "Kenneth Callahan". cs.washington.edu. http://www.cs.washington.edu/building/art/KennethCallahan/. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ^ a b "Interview with Dorothy Malone, Conducted by Suzanne Ragen, At the Seattle Art Museum in Seattle, Washington, January 27, 1983". Smithsonian Archives of American Art. http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/tranSCRIPTs/malone83.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- Conkelton, Sheryl, What It Meant to be Modern: Seattle Art at Mid-Century, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle 1999
- Conkelton, Sheryl, and Landau, Laura, Northwest Mythologies: The Interactions of Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan, and Guy Anderson, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA; University of Washington Press, Seattle and London 2003
- Kingsbury, Martha, Art of the Thirties: The Pacific Northwest, University of Washington Press for Henry Art Gallery, Seattle and London 1972
- Orton, Thomas, and Watkinson, Patricia Grieve, Kenneth Callahan, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner WA; University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 2000
[edit] External links
- Art Archives Transcription of Ken Callahan's interview by The Smithsonian
- Painting images at Laura Russo Gallery
- Photo with other artists in Arizona
- Kenneth Callahan images and information at Woodside Braseth Gallery
