Fay Peck

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Fay Peck
Jan Van der Marck.jpg
Artists Claes Oldenburg, and Fay Peck, with museum director Jan van der Marck (August 1968)
Born
Fay Gunderson

(1931-08-07)August 7, 1931.
Chicago, Illinois, US
DiedSeptember 18, 2016(2016-09-18) (aged 85)
Bozeman, Montana, US
Resting placeLake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, US
MovementExpressionism
Spouse(s)David Bell Peck III

Fay Gunderson Peck (1931 – 2016)[1] was an American Expressionist artist, known for her painting and printmaking.[2][3]

Biography[]

Fay Gunderson was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 7, 1931, to parents Alice Gunderson and Gunnar E. Gunderson.[1][4] She was of Norwegian descent.[1] She grew up in rural River Forest, Illinois.[5] In 1954, she married David Bell Peck III on her family farm in Lemont.[4]

She attended University of Miami, and studied in the summers at University of Wisconsin and the University of Oslo.[5] She participated in art workshops and studied at Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Evanston Art Center, where she studied with artist Paul Wieghardt.[5]

Her work is in many collections including Rice University;[6] First National Bank of Chicago; the New York Stock Exchange; Goldman Sachs; and various United States embassies.[5][7][8]

Publications[]

  • Peck, Fay (2014). Steele, Robin (ed.). Fay Peck: American Expressionist. History Works, Incorporated. ISBN 9780979776953.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Fay Gunderson Peck Biography". Askart.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Ross, Harold Wallace; White, Katharine Sergeant Angell (1973). The New Yorker (magazine). Vol. Volume 49, Part 6. F-R Publishing Corporation. p. 7 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Findsen, Owen (12 June 1994). "Abstract Landscapes Shown In Hyde Park". Newspapers.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 54. Retrieved 2021-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Peck–Gunderson". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 4 November 1954. p. 39. Retrieved 2021-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c d Watson, Ella (January 2018). ""Fay Peck: American Expressionist" at the Helen. E Copeland Gallery (HECG)". Montana State University (in American English). Retrieved 2021-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "'Nature embraces you' at Lake Forest midcentury for sale". Crain's Chicago Business. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  7. ^ "Artists: Fay Peck". U.S. Department of State (in American English). Retrieved 2021-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Fay Peck". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2021-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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