R. Brownell McGrew by McGrew, R. Brownell-Artist--Thunderbird Foundation - 1978

Kansas City,KS: The Lowell Press, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG+/Very Good. 11 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches. Illustrated by By the Author. Issued in conjunction with a 1978 exhibition of artist R. Brownell McGrew's works at the Laguna Beach Museum of Art in Laguna Beach, California. Known for highly realistic Indian portraits with rich skin tones, as well as Southwest and California desert landscape paintings, R. Brownell McGrew (1916 - 1994) showed early art talent in his home town of Columbus, Ohio. He moved to California with his family when he was a child and enrolled at the Otis Art Institute, studying with Ralph Holmes. Although he preferred portrait painting, he won recognition for landscapes and was so proficient technically that he spent his last year at Otis teaching. Published @$25.00A production of McGrew's Navajo paintings The first book of McGrew works ever published. 116 works reproduced, 83 in color. Two-tone cloth. Danny Davey, the founder of theThunderbird Foundation and recipient of D. A. R. 's Medal of Honor, the highest award given to a native- born American.Hardcover: 128 pages Publisher: Lowell Press; 1st edition (July 1, 1978) Language: English ISBN-10: 0913504432 ISBN-13: 978-0913504437 Product Dimensions: 11 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds