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oregon daily emerald
arts and entertainment
friday, november 1, 1985
Imagine yourself in a snow-covered
bush, the sizes of a sparrow, looking out
through the brown, tangled branches at
the vibrant evergreen winter splen
dor. . . . This is the feeling created by
"Winter Birds." a painting by the late
David McCosh. a University art professor
from 1934 to 1970.
"Birds" is one of more than 70 Mc
Cosh paintings now on view at the
By Amy Moss
University Museum of Art. "David Mc
Cosh: A Retrospective" feat tiros a selec
tion of paintings, mostly in oil. spanning
a 43-year portion of the famed Northwest
artist's career.
Like many artists, McCosh received
little recognition from the general public
while he lived, but was well-known
among other artists. "McCosh was a
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painter’s painter," said Museum of Art
Director Richard Paulin in his introduc
tion to a booklet on McCosh, put out by
the museum.
"(McCosh) was not concerned with
trends, fads, or technical genius, but
rather with the continuous development
and c reative exploration of his personal
art form."
Born in 1903, McCosh graduated from
the Art institute of Chicago in 1925. He
received a post-graduate scholarship
which enabled him to travel and paint in
Europe for two years. Upon returning to
the United States, McCosh participated
in a number of one-man shows. During
the first show he met painter Anne
Kutka, whom he married in 1934. ■
McCosh was well-recogn|zed when he
was young, with his work exhibited
around the country. Family concerns
forced him to move to Eugene in -1934.
where he taught drawing, painting and
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Museum exhibit honors
a true 1painter’s painter ’
M • I t
‘I believe that
learning to paint
is learning to see’
— David McCosh
Top right: Sewing (1931); above, Man in Blue (1950). At right, the artist — the
late David McCosh. Photographic reproductions courtesy University Museum of
Art.