Guy Coheleach
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Guy Coheleach is an American
wildlife artist
, best known for his paintings of big cat
s.
Coheleach was born in New York City
in 1933 and graduated from Cooper Union School of Art
in 1956. His paintings have received the Society of Animal Artists' Award of Excellence eight times, and he was awarded the prestigious Master Artist Medal from the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
in 1983.
United States
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wildlife artist
Wildlife art
Wildlife art is one of humanity's earliest art forms, dating back to prehistoric cave paintings such as those found at the grotto of Lascaux in France....
, best known for his paintings of big cat
Big cat
The term big cat – which is not a biological classification – is used informally to distinguish the larger felid species from smaller ones. One definition of "big cat" includes the four members of the genus Panthera: the tiger, lion, jaguar, and leopard. Members of this genus are the only cats able...
s.
Coheleach was born in New York City
New York City
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in 1933 and graduated from Cooper Union School of Art
Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
in 1956. His paintings have received the Society of Animal Artists' Award of Excellence eight times, and he was awarded the prestigious Master Artist Medal from the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum is located in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is best known for its annual "Birds in Art" exhibition, which exhibits contemporary artistic representations of birds. The annual exhibition has been held beginning the week after Labor Day since the museum's founding in 1976...
in 1983.
Books of Guy Coheleach's works
- The Big Cats: The Paintings of Guy Coheleach. Text by Nancy A. Neff. New York: Harry Abrams, 1982. Abradale 1986.
- Coheleach: Masters of the Wild. Text by Terry Wieland. Camden, South Carolina: Briar Patch Press, 1990.
- Guy Coheleach's Animal Art. Text by Terry Wieland. Cleveland, Ohio: DDR Publishing, 1994.
- The African Lion As Man-Eater. [S.l.]: Panther Press, 2003. (ISBN 978-0-9746991-0-3)