Fay Peck
Fay Peck | |
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 Artists Claes Oldenburg, and Fay Peck, with museum director Jan van der Marck (August 1968) | |
| Born | Fay Gunderson August 7, 1931. |
| Died | September 18, 2016 (aged 85) Bozeman, Montana, US |
| Resting place | Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, US |
| Movement | Expressionism |
| Spouse | David Bell Peck III |
Fay Gunderson Peck (1931 – 2016)[1] was an American Expressionist artist, known for her oil painting and printmaking.[2][3][4]
Biography
Fay Gunderson was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 7, 1931, to parents Alice Gunderson and Gunnar E. Gunderson.[1][5] She was of Norwegian descent.[1] She grew up in rural River Forest, Illinois.[6] In 1954, she married David Bell Peck III on her family farm in Lemont.[5]
She attended University of Miami, and studied in the summers at University of Wisconsin and the University of Oslo.[6] She participated in art workshops and studied at Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Evanston Art Center, where she studied with artist Paul Wieghardt.[6]
Her work is in many collections including Rice University;[7] First National Bank of Chicago; the New York Stock Exchange; Goldman Sachs; and various United States embassies.[6][8][9]
Publications
- Peck, Fay (2014). Steele, Robin (ed.). Fay Peck: American Expressionist. History Works, Incorporated. ISBN 9780979776953.
References
- ^ a b c "Fay Gunderson Peck Biography". Askart.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ 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.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 54. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Death notice: Fay Gunderson Peck". Chicago Tribune. 25 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Peck–Gunderson". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 4 November 1954. p. 39. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ a b c d Watson, Ella (January 2018). ""Fay Peck: American Expressionist" at the Helen. E Copeland Gallery (HECG)". Montana State University. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ Rodkin, Dennis (9 October 2020). "'Nature embraces you' at Lake Forest midcentury for sale". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Art in Embassies: Fay Peck". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "Fay Peck". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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