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Name |
Peake, Channing |
Role |
Artist |
Dates & places of birth and death |
(1910-1989) |
Nationality |
American |
Places of Residence |
He received scholarships to both the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, and the Santa Barbara School of Arts. He studied muralism with Diego Rivera in Mexico, followed by studies at the Art Students League of New York. There, he met Rico LeBrun, and through him, worked on murals with Lewis Rubenstein at Harvard and LeBrun on a WPA project for Pennsylvania Station. He returned to Santa Barbara County, where he was based for the rest of his life. There, he worked with Howard Warshaw, among others. He traveled and worked in Mexico, Central America and Europe, and was friends with notable artists Pablo Picasso, Rufino Tamayo, and Francoise Gilot. He died in Santa Barbara, California in 1989. Channing Peake's own work is distinguished by his strong, abstracted shapes and bold use of blacks, red and blues. |
About the Artist |
Throughout his career, Peake maintained a strong interest in murals and public art. He painted his last mural in 1984, for the El Paseo Restaurant in Santa Barbara. The mural now occupies a prominent position in the Santa Barbara Airport, welcoming visitors from around the world. |
