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Draftsman, printmaker and painter
- A talented draftsman, printmaker and painter, Messicks’s works were featured in countless exhibitions at important museums and galleries. He received numerous awards and was often considered to be one of the foremost members of the Los Angeles art community.
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Born near Stafford, Missouri in 1891, Benjamin Newton Messick displayed remarkable artistic talent at a very young age. After serving in France during World War I, Messick moved to California to pursue his dream of becoming an artist.
He is best known for paintings and lithographs that captured southern California in the inter-war years when the film industry and industrial expansion transformed Los Angeles from sleepy backwater to cultural and commercial powerhouse.
Ben Messick (1901-1981) was a painter and educator in California. Provenance Conducted as part of the Archives of American Art's New Deal and the Arts project, which includes over 400 interviews of artists, administrators, historians, and others involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security ...
Ben Messick (1901-1981) Born: Strafford, MO; Studied: Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles); Member: California Art Club. Ben Messick was born in the Ozarks and spent his childhood there. When he was sixteen, he joined the armed forces and was sent to the European battle front.
Ben Messick. born Strafford, MO 1891-died Apple Valley, CA 1981. Born. Strafford, Missouri, United States. Died. Apple Valley, California, United States.
Mar 3, 2015 · Sullivan Goss presents a wide ranging exhibition of drawings, watercolors, oils, and prints from the Estate of California Scene painter, Ben Messick.
Ben Messick (1891-1981) is celebrated for his images of life in Los Angeles during the years of the Great Depression and World War II. He grew up in the Missouri Ozarks, served in France in World War I, studied at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles from 1925 to 1930, and later taught there.
