Artist

Alfred McAdams

born Louisville, KY 1914-died Rockleigh, NJ 2008
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Courtesy Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior. United States Government.
Also known as
  • Alfred Hennen McAdams
  • Alfred H. McAdams
Born
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died
Rockleigh, New Jersey, United States
Active in
  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Biography
Alfred McAdams studied architecture and started his career as a draftsman during World War II. He soon discovered that he preferred to paint, however, and took evening courses at the Corcoran School of Art. In 1948, McAdams moved to Virginia, where he and his wife bought a general store as a weekend retreat. Later, they moved into the store and made it their year-round home. McAdams spent many years as an exhibition designer and worked on commissions for the Department of State, NASA, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Works by this artist (744 items)

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William Zorach, Head of Abraham Walkowitz, 1943, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.130
Head of Abraham Walkowitz
Artist
Date1943
plaster
On view
William Zorach, Undaunted (Torso), 1963, cast plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.17
Undaunted (Torso)
Artist
Date1963
cast plaster
On view
William Zorach, Head of Eudora, ca. 1960, cast and painted plaster on wood base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1976.145.47
Head of Eudora
Artist
Dateca. 1960
cast and painted plaster on wood base
On view
William Zorach, Three Graces (study for), 1960, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.30
Three Graces (study for)
Artist
Date1960
cast and patinated plaster
On view