“George Clair Tooker, Jr. (August 5, 1920 – March 27, 2011) was a figurative painter whose works are associated with the Magic realism and Social realism movements. He was one of nine recipients of the National Medal of Arts in 2007.
In 1943 Tooker began attending at the Art Students League of New York, where he studied with Reginald Marsh and Kenneth Hayes Miller. Early in his career Tooker's work was often compared with other painters such as Andrew Wyeth, Edward Hopper, and his close friends Jared French and Paul Cadmus.
Working with the then-revitalized tradition of egg tempera, Tooker addressed issues of modern-day alienation with subtly eerie and often visually literal depictions of social withdrawal and isolation. “Subway” (1950; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City) and “Government Bureau” (1956; Metropolitan Museum of Art) are two of his best-known paintings. “Waiting Room” (1957; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.) reveals him as a Social Realism painter.
He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1968 and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2007, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Tooker lived for many years in Hartland, Vermont”. – Wikipedia
In 1943 Tooker began attending at the Art Students League of New York, where he studied with Reginald Marsh and Kenneth Hayes Miller. Early in his career Tooker's work was often compared with other painters such as Andrew Wyeth, Edward Hopper, and his close friends Jared French and Paul Cadmus.
Working with the then-revitalized tradition of egg tempera, Tooker addressed issues of modern-day alienation with subtly eerie and often visually literal depictions of social withdrawal and isolation. “Subway” (1950; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City) and “Government Bureau” (1956; Metropolitan Museum of Art) are two of his best-known paintings. “Waiting Room” (1957; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.) reveals him as a Social Realism painter.
He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1968 and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2007, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Tooker lived for many years in Hartland, Vermont”. – Wikipedia
Coney Island. Artwork by George Tooker
Festa. Artwork by George Tooker
Cornice. Artwork by George Tooker
The Subway. Artwork by George Tooker
The Waiting Room. Artwork by George Tooker
Landscape With Figures. Artwork by George Tooker
Teller. Artwork by George Tooker
Builders. Artwork by George Tooker
Window III. Artwork by George Tooker
Toilette. Artwork by George Tooker
Mirror II. Artwork by George Tooker
Girl With Basket. Artwork by George Tooker
Sleepers II. Artwork by George Tooker
Night I. Artwork by George Tooker
Fig Tree. Artwork by George Tooker
Entertainers. Artwork by George Tooker
Watchers. Artwork by George Tooker
Meadow II. Artwork by George Tooker
Embrace I. Artwork by George Tooker
Woman At The Wall. Artwork by George Tooker
Self Portrait. Artwork by George Tooker
Supermarket. Artwork by George Tooker
Men and Women Fighting. Artwork by George Tooker
Highway. Artwork by George Tooker
Terminal. Artwork by George Tooker
Gypsies. Artwork by George Tooker
Gypsy. Artwork by George Tooker
Window IV. Artwork by George Tooker
Untitled. Artwork by George Tooker
Mirror I. Artwork by George Tooker
Woman With A Spring Of Laurel. Artwork by George Tooker
Divers. Artwork by George Tooker
Lantern. Artwork by George Tooker
Children and Spastics. Artwork by George Tooker
Government Bureau. Artwork by George Tooker
Garden Party. Artwork by George Tooker
Lanterns. Artwork by George Tooker
Ward. Artwork by George Tooker
Corporate Decision. Artwork by George Tooker
Doors. Artwork by George Tooker
Red Carpet. Artwork by George Tooker
Window I. Artwork by George Tooker
Window II. Artwork by George Tooker
Guitar. Artwork by George Tooker
Mirror IV. Artwork by George Tooker
Bathers. Artwork by George Tooker
Fountain. Artwork by George Tooker
Meadow I. Artwork by George Tooker
Lovers I. Artwork by George Tooker
Odalisque. Artwork by George Tooker
The Lesson. Artwork by George Tooker
Dance. Artwork by George Tooker
Coney Island (Detail). Artwork by George Tooker
Bird Watchers. Artwork by George Tooker
Market. Artwork by George Tooker
The Subway (Detail). Artwork by George Tooker
Lunch. Artwork by George Tooker
Waiting Room. Artwork by George Tooker
Julebox. Artwork by George Tooker
In The Summer House. Artwork by George Tooker
Man In The Box. Artwork by George Tooker
Voice I. Artwork by George Tooker
The Artist's Daughter. Artwork by George Tooker
Embrace III. Artwork by George Tooker
Standing Figures. Artwork by George Tooker
Sleepers I. Artwork by George Tooker
Sleep. Artwork by George Tooker
Three Women. Artwork by George Tooker
Lovers II. Artwork by George Tooker
Table. Artwork by George Tooker
Embrace II. Artwork by George Tooker
Garden Wall. Artwork by George Tooker
Landscape with Figures II. Artwork by George Tooker
Embrace of Peace. Artwork by George Tooker
Self Portrait. Artwork by George Tooker
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