Melville Price (1920–1970) was an American painter and educator.

Melville Price
Born1920
Died1970
Occupation(s)Professor, painter

Life

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Price was born in 1920 in New York City.[1]

Price experimented with Surrealism and Cubism before embracing Abstract Expressionism.[2] He first taught art in Pennsylvania,[2][3] including summer classes at Penn State Abington.[4] He later became a professor of art at the University of Alabama.[5]

Price died in 1970 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[1] For art critic Sarah Lansdell, "Price was not a compromiser and his works are deliberately harsh."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Melville Price". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Lansdell, Sarah (September 13, 1970). "Melville Price Retrospective Expands an American Chapter". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. F15. Retrieved February 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Painter to Conduct Classes at New Hope". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 16, 1957. p. 77. Retrieved February 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Summer Art at Ogontz". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 18, 1958. p. 77. Retrieved February 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deaths Elsewhere: Melville Price". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. February 28, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved February 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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