biography of William James MCLARTY (1919-2011)

Birth place: Seattle, WA

Addresses: Portland, OR

Profession: Painter, instructor, lithographer

Studied: Mus. Art Sch., Portland, Ore.; Am. Art Sch., NY; also with Anton Refregier & Joseph Solman.

Exhibited: Northwest PM, 1943, 1945; SFMA, 1943, 1945; Portland AM, 1945 (solo), 1963 ( 20 yr. retrospective); Pasadena AI, 1946; Indianapolis Pr. Exh., 1946; All-Oreg.A., 1942, 1944, 1946; Bush House Mus, Salem, Ore, 1961 (solo); Recent Paintings: USA, MoMA, 1962-63; First & Second Int. Miniature Print Exhib., Pratt Graphic Art Ctr., NY, 1964; Lewis & Clark Col. Invitational, Portland, 1965 (purchase prize); Cheney Cowles Mus., Spokane, Wash., 1965 (prize); Northwest Printmakers, Seattle, 1966 (prize); Multiform, Ore. State Univ. Invitational, 1968.

Member: Oreg. Gld. P.&S; Portland Art Assn.

Work: Commissions: murals, Collins-View Sch., Laurelhurst Sch., Riverdale Sch., Ridgewood Sch., Portland, & Portland Civic Auditorium.

Comments: Teaching: instr painting, drawing & compos., Portland Mus. Art Sch. Publications: auth., 17 love poems, 1967; contribr., Prize-winning Graphics, 1967 & Northwest Rev., Univ. Ore., 1967.

Sources: WW73; WW47.