George Tooker

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1920 - 2011

Occupation

Artist

Notable Achievements

National Medal of Arts,

Description

Figurative painter associated with the Magical Realism and Social Realism movements. Elected to the National Academy of Design in 1968 and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Had a relationship with Paul Cadmus, but life partner was William R. Christopher.