biography of Byron Gordon MCKEEBY (1936-1984)

Birth place: Humboldt, IA

Addresses: Knoxville, TN

Profession: Printmaker, educator

Studied: Coe Col. (B.A., 1959); AIC (B.F.A., 1963); Tulane Univ, New Orleans (M.F.A., 1965); Univ. N. Mex., Tamarind Artist-Teacher fel., with Garo Antresian, summer 1965.

Exhibited: Northwest Printmakers, Seattle, Wash., 1965-69 (4 exhibs.); Oklahoma Printmakers, Okla. City, 1965-71 (4 exhibs.); Potsdam Print Ann., State Univ. NY Col. Potsdam, 1968 & 1969; Print & Drawing Nat., Northern Ill. Univ., De Kalb, 1968, 1969 & 1971; Nat. Print Ann., Ga. State Univ., Athens, 1970 & 1971; Assoc. Am. A., Inc., NYC & Vorpal Gal., San Fran., CA, 1970s.

Work: Dallas Mus. Fine Arts, Tex.; PMA; Brooklyn Mus.; Norfolk Mus. Arts & Sci., Va.; Ark. Art Ctr., Little Rock.

Comments: Preferred media: lithography, intaglio. Teaching: assoc. prof. printmaking, Univ. Tenn., Knoxville, 1965-.

Sources: WW73; Edward Brohel, "New American Printmakers" (TV prog.), NY Educ. TV, 1966.