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| Masood Warren's life-size bronze sculpture of ace pilot Thomas B. McGuire, Jr., killed in action and buried in Arlington Cemetary in Arlington, VA. The sculpture is prominantly displayed on the grounds of McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey. To view photos of the live model used for the sculpture, please click here. |
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B I O G R A P H Y |
| Born in 1907, Masood Ali Wilbert Warren was a highly
accomplished painter and sculptor known primarily for his many bronze busts of
high-profile entertainers, celebrities and politicians. He attended the Art Students
League in New York in the 1930s, participated in the WPA artists program, initiated by
President Franklyn Roosevelt to allow Black artists to receive federal grants for art
supplies. Masood Warren earned a Bachelor of Arts from New York University in 1939
and a Master of Fine Arts from Temple University in 1961. Masood Warren has exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and the National Arts Club, and several of his works are in the Richard Allen Collection at St. Luke's Church in New York City. Masood Warren died in 1995 leaving an unparalled legacy of artwork encompassing the daily scenes and people of New York City. Masood Warren is listed in the 2003 Artist's Bluebook and the 1999 Who Was Who in American Art. Many of Masood Warren watercolors and bronze sculptures, including master molds, are part of the private art collection of Frank Minaya y Willmore. |
