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Industrial Cityscape overlooking Harbor, 1960, by Ralph McGuire. Oil on masonite. 15 25/32 x 19 61/64 in. (40.1 x 50.7 cm.). Maryland Historical Society, City Life Museums Collection. Accession: MA11368.
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Medium/Discipline: Painting
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland Affiliation: Born here
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: White
Biography: Born in the Hampden section of Baltimore in 1917, Ralph McGuire attended his first art class after graduating from City College in New York in the 1930s. One of his first teachers was Herman Maril (1908 -1986), a fellow painter who served as a mentor and friend to the younger artist. McGuire subsequently studied at the Phillips Gallery in Washington, D.C., through a scholarship awarded by The Baltimore Museum of Art. In 1947 McGuire had a one-person show at The Baltimore Museum of Art, and soon thereafter local collector J. Blankfard Martenet purchased the entire contents of his studio. Martenet was devoted to the artists of the region and formed a large collection of their works which he bequeathed to the Museum in 1957. In 1949 McGuire and his wife opened a framing business which made them integral members of the Baltimore art community for fifty years. His intimately scaled paintings feature a flat, folk art style, and are known for their charming color harmonies. McGuire received a monographic exhibition at the Museum in 1947.
Selected References: Exhibition label, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland Artists from the Collection, 1890-1970, April 24-October 27, 2002
Maryland Institutions Holding Artworks: The Baltimore Museum of Art,
Maryland Historical Society,
University of Maryland, University College
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