John Pike (1911-1979) Masterpiece Watercolor

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John Pike (1911-1979)American: Mid 20th CenturyWatercolor on heavy wove paperSigned lower right.21” x 29 inches image28” x 34” FramedThis is Pike at his best. A Complex Asian Scene—Large Size—Pristine Condition—Expertly Framed. If you wanted a Pike, this is the one to have. It doesn’t get any better.A beautiful and complex watercolor showing off all his many skills and talents. Beautifully framed and presented this is a masterpiece by one of America’s best watercolor artists. John Pike studied with Charles Hawthorne and Richard Miller. He lived in Jamaica from 1933 to 1938, w he worked in advertising and design and painted murals. During World War II, Pike served in the military and in 1945 transferred to the Combat Art Section of the Corps of Engineers as head of the unit recording the U.S. occupation of Korea. He made paintings in Europe, South American and Asia for the US Air Force from 1945 to 1960 as a member of the Air Force Historical Foundation. He also worked as a magazine and advertising illustrator for publications such as Colliers, Life, Fortune, True, and Readers Digest, and companies such as Alcoa, Standard Oil, and other large corporations.From 1960 to 1979, he operated the John Pike Watercolor School in Woodstock, New York, led painting trips overseas, and marketed art supplies, instructional books and videos under the John Pike brand name. These products are still available today. Pike was a member of the National Academy of Design, Salmagundi Club, American Watercolor Society, Society of Illustrators, among others, and accumulated many awards from these and other organizations. Pike exhibited widely during his lifetime, including 200 Years of American Watercolor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and his works today are in the collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum, Butler Institute of Art, US Air Force Academy, NASA and others.His awards include the American Watercolor Society Award, National Academy, Hallgraten Prize, Salmagundi Black and White prizes, A.W.S. "Watercolor U.S.A. Award", 1974 recipient of the National Academy "Walter Briggs Memorial Award", as well as the "Franklin Mint $5,000 Gold Medal Award" for being one of twelve best American Watercolor Society prize winners for five years, 1976 top National Academy Watercolor award, the "William A. Paton Prize of $1,000", A.W.S. "The John Young Hunter Award", Academic Artists Association "The Helen Gould Kennedy Award". He was also invited by the National Gallery of Art and NASA to be one of two official artists on the Apollo Moon Shot. He was invited as the "Artist of the Year" at the Ohio State Fair, 1975.Southwest Watercolor Society (Honorary), Philadelphia Watercolor Club and Grand Central Galleries.His awards include the American Watercolor Society Award, National Academy, Hallgraten Prize, Salmagundi Black and White prizes, A.W.S. "Watercolor U.S.A. Award", 1974 recipient of the National Academy "Walter Briggs Memorial Award", as well as the "Franklin Mint $5,000 Gold Medal Award" for being one of twelve best American Watercolor Society prize winners for five years, 1976 top National Academy Watercolor award, the "William A. Paton Prize of $1,000", A.W.S. "The John Young Hunter Award", Academic Artists Association "The Helen Gould Kennedy Award". He was also invited by the National Gallery of Art and NASA to be one of two official artists on the Apollo Moon Shot. He was invited as the "Artist of the Year" at the Ohio State Fair, 1975. At the time of his death in 1979 he had done over sixty one-man shows. read more

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