biography of Philip Cecil MALICOAT (1908-1981)

Birth place: Indianapolis, IN

Addresses: Provincetown, MA, 1929-on

Profession: Painter

Studied: John Herron Art Inst., 1928-29; Cape Sch. Art with Charles W. Hawthorne, 1929-30; H. Hensche and E.W. Dickinson, 1931-32, also in Provincetown.

Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1933; Corcoran Gal. biennials, 1935-39 (3 times); NAD, 1936, 1938-40, 1954; AIC, 1941; Phila. WCC, 1931, 1935; Inst. Mod. A., Boston, 1939; Provincetown AA, 1931-72; Art USA, New York, 1959; Provincetown Group Gal., 1970s. Awards: prizes from Cape Cod AA & Falmouth Artists Guild.

Member: Provincetown AA (trustee, 1966-69, hon. vice pres., 1969-72); Beachcombers, 1931 (pres., 1942-43; 1955-56); Woodstock AA

Work: Rochester (NY) Mus. Art; Chrysler Mus., Norfolk, VA; Provincetown AA; Hirshhorn Collection, Wash., DC.

Comments: Known for his atmospheric vistas of Provincetown seascapes. He painted in oils and watercolors until 1949; then exclusively in oils in the 1950s.

Sources: WW73; WW47; Crotty, 59; Provincetown Painters, 146; Woodstock AA; Falk, Exh. Record Series.