Philip Campbell Curtis
Painting, Visual Artist
1907 – 2000
Who was Philip Campbell Curtis?
Philip Campbell Curtis was an American painter best remembered for his surrealist-inspired style scenes often featuring figures in Victorian dress. He was also the founding director of the Phoenix Art Center, which became the Phoenix Art Museum. He was called a "Magical Realist," and "Magritte of the Old West" by some writers.
Curtis was born in Jackson, Michigan and received a B.A. from Albion College and enrolled in the art program at Yale in 1932. In 1947, he moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, where he converted a stable into a home and studio. He died in Scottsdale in 2000.
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- Born
- May 26, 1907
Jackson - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Albion College
- Yale University
- Died
- Nov 12, 2000
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on July 23, 2013
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