Theadius mccall biography
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Theadius McCall
Theadius McCall is a well-known African American portrait artist born in 1945. Reflecting on his childhood, he shared, “I was born and raised in Williamsburg, and my friends with whom I went to kindergarten were Jewish. I used to play with them and eat with them. We all said we were going to be artists. I spent a lot of time around Eastern European Jews. Yiddish was common, and Hebrew was common. Bagels were common.” – Theadius McCall interviewed in The Jewish Week by Susan Gilman.
Also a musician and gallery manager at a young age, McCall is a connoisseur of tradition when it comes to his art, which includes sketches of black sharecroppers, elderly farmers, rabbis, and yeshiva students. He draws the Jewish series in part as “a tribute to several people in my life who’ve been very important to my career” and because he admires Jewish history and tradition. Remarkably, McCall has never taken an art class, exhibited in local galleries, or been employed by an agent. Despite this, he has thrived as an artist, creating greeting cards and
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Always Keepin’ The Ways!
About the artist:
I was born and raised in Williamsburg, my friends who I went to kindergarten with were Jewish. I used to play with them, eat with them. We all said we were going to be artists. I spent a lot of time around Eastern European Jewish. Yiddish was common, Hebrew was common. Bagels were common." - Theadius McCall interviewed in The Jewish Week by Susan Gilman The interview continues, "I paint traditional Jews just like I paint traditional black people, I like the values, the way these people 'keep the ways.'" McCall has never taken an art class, exhibited in local galleries or employed by an agent. And yet he has managed to thrive - let alone survive - as an artist, creating greeting cards and selling work to companies and affluent collectors. Much of his success is due to his other talent: business. Adept at the art of the deal he markets his own work and says flatly, "There's no reason for good artists to be starving artists. You've got to merchandise. If I'm going to be an artist, I'm going to be famous. I'm not going to suffer. Years ag
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A Tribute To Tradition
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Theadius McCall
Theadius McCall
American (1945)
- Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
- Edition of 2500
- Size: 17 in. x 22 in. (43.18 cm x 55.88 cm)
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About The Artist: Theadius McCall
I was born and raised in Williamsburg, my friends who I went to kindergarten with were Jewish. I used to play with them, eat with them. We all said we were going to be artists. I spent a lot of time around Eastern European Jewish. Yiddish was common, Hebrew was common. Bagels were common." - Theadius McCall interviewed in The Jewish Week by Susan Gilman The interview continues, "I paint traditional Jews just like I paint traditional black...
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