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Robert Galaher

American, 1919-1974


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Robert Galaher

Galaher, Robert

Robert Brisbane Galaher

Born

Andover November 14, 1919

Active

Oregon

Occupation or Type

painter

printmaker

Northwest artist

Oregon artist

Bio

Bob Galaher trained at the Museum Art School and continued his studies in Zurich. He, Rick Norwood, and George Johanson were selected to represent Oregon in a national traveling show of outstanding student artists of 1949. In his later years, Galaher concentrated on prints. He knew and admired C. S. Price.

Artist biography reproduced with permission from the authors, Oregon Painters: the First Hundred Years (1859-1959), Ginny Allen and Jody Klevit.

Gender

Male

Related People

Associate of: George Johanson (American, 1928-2022)

Associate of: C.S. Price (American, 1874-1950)

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