Saccaro, John M., 1913-1981
Variant namesJohn Saccaro (1913-1981) was a painter from San Francisco, Calif.
From the description of Oral history interview with John Saccaro, 1964 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026305
Painter; San Francisco, Calif.
From the description of John Saccaro interview, 1964 June 18 [sound recording]. (Smithsonian Archives of American Art). WorldCat record id: 83295684
Painters; San Francisco, Calif.
St. John is also assistant curator of art at the Oakland Museum.
From the description of John Saccaro and Terry St. John interview, 1974 April 30 and 1974 Nov. 18 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79941770
John Saccaro (1913-1981) and Terry St. John (1934- ) are painters from San Francisco, Calif.
St. John is also assistant curator of art at the Oakland Museum.
From the description of Oral history interview with John Saccaro and Terry St. John, 1974 April 30- Nov. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397514
Draftsman, collage artist, painter, and writer; San Francisco, California.
Studied at the California School of Fine Arts (1951-1954). Until recently, Saccaro's paintings were in the abstract expressionist style (his more recent paintings are characterized by a different approach, which Saccaro calls "x-ray"). Saccaro pursued a writing career before becoming a painter.
From the description of John Saccaro papers, 1935-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394400
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | SACCARO, JOHN. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | John Saccaro papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Saccaro, John, 1913- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Mary Fuller McChesney papers | Archives of American Art |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Oral history interview with John Saccaro | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Oral history interview with John Saccaro and Terry St. John | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Baumann, Karl, 1911-1984. | person |
| associatedWith | Karlstrom, Paul J., | person |
| associatedWith | Kingman, Dong, 1911- | person |
| associatedWith | Lynch, Marie G., 1910-1973. | person |
| associatedWith | Mayes, Elaine. | person |
| associatedWith | McChesney, Mary Fuller. | person |
| associatedWith | McChesney, Robert. | person |
| associatedWith | New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oliveira, Nathan, 1928-2010. | person |
| associatedWith | Ramos, José. | person |
| associatedWith | St. John, Terry. | person |
| associatedWith | Tomlin, George. | person |
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Birth 1913
Death 1981
