Artist

Malcolm Roberts

born Seattle, WA 1913-died Seattle, WA 1990
Media - portrait_image_113647.jpg - 90345
Courtesy Photographs of Artists Collection I. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Also known as
  • Malcolm M. Roberts
Born
Seattle, Washington, United States
Died
Seattle, Washington, United States
Active in
  • Seattle, Washington, United States
Biography

Malcolm Roberts was inspired by European surrealist painters Salvador Dali and Giorgio de Chirico. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Europe, and lived most of his life in Washington State, where be became known as the “Seattle Surrealist.”

Works by this artist (2 items)

Malcolm Roberts, Deserted Landscape, 1937, tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.77
Deserted Landscape
Artist
Date1937
tempera on fiberboard
On view
Malcolm Roberts, Fisherman no. I, 1937, linoleum mosaic on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.36
Fisherman no. I
Artist
Date1937
linoleum mosaic on plywood
Not on view