This is John McCrady

John McCrady (September 11, 1911 – December 24, 1968) was a Louisiana painter and printmaker. McCrady was born in Canton, Mississippi and was raised in the American South. After winning a scholarship from the Art Students League of New York for his “Portrait of a Negro,” McCrady studied art similar to Thomas Hart Benton and Kenneth Hayes Miller. McCrady went upon to become one of the best-known twentieth-century southern artists and was known for depicting scenes from the South, particularly images of southern African Americans. He plus founded the McCrady Art School in 1942 on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

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