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John Mecray

John Mecray (Born 1938) is active/lives in Rhode Island, Pennsylvania.  John Mecray is known for Contemporary marine, racing yacht portraits.

Artist John Mecray was born February 13, 1937 in Cape May, New Jersey. He showed considerable talent and won numerous awards in High School, and thereafter studied at the Philadelphia College of Art, now known as the University of the Arts.

Under Henry Pitz and Joe Krush, he studied illustration. His formal art education was interrupted while he fulfilled his military obligation in the U.S. Army, where he was
stationed in Germany. There, he designed leaflets and posters for a number of divisions of the Seventh Army. While abroad, he visited art museums, which greatly influenced him thereafter.

After his return from his tour of duty, he completed his undergraduate degree and graduated. He sought corporate commissions, and was immediately successful. His clients included: such Smith Kline & French Pharmaceuticals, General Electric, and the Franklin Mint, among others. To supplement his growing income as an artist, he also taught drawing at his college alma mater.[Displaying 1000 of 2757 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 24 auction lots for John Mecray (of which 13 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

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.  There are 14 similar (related) artists for John Mecray available:    Anthony D (AD) Blake,  Roy Cross,  William Robert Davis,  Thomas Buttersworth,  Richard Barnett Spencer,  Charles "Fran" Kenney,  Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen,  James Edward Buttersworth,  Montague J Dawson,  Samuel Walters,  Henry Scott,  Robert Salmon,  Gordon Hope Grant,  Edward Moran

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.   24 auction records.