Portrait of an Artist
Portrait of an Artist
Galleries
San Miguel Allende Mexico City
ARTIST’s FRIENDS
1.James Kelly
2.Sonia Gecthoff
3.Vera Borzy
4.Harry Crotty
5.Harry Wood
6.Frank Milner
7.Ray Rice
8.Bill Zachas
9.Charles Safford
10.Gurdon Woods
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Born
July 23, 1914, Philadelphia, PA
American Abstract expressionist, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine art, BFA from Bradley University, Esquela de Bellas artes, San Miguel Allende, Instituto Politechnico, Mexico CIty; former President of Marin Society of Artists
Died
June, 12, 2001, Larkspur, CA
Overview
Painter, John Lynch, came to San Francisco in 1950 in the early ferment of the West Coast Abstract Expressionist movement. He brought with him a rigorous academic training, the experiences of World War II, the influences of his San Miguel Allende teachers and a desire to challenge the conventions of painting. He and several of his friends, including James Kelly, had a studio in downtown Philadelphia. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and the Barnes Foundaton. He made friends among those now known as the Dilexi artists, became a central figure in the Marin Society of Artists and left an amazing artistic legacy.