Background
McVicker, Charles Taggart was born on August 31, 1930 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Carl Walter and Mary Ruth (Washabaugh) McVicker.
McVicker, Charles Taggart was born on August 31, 1930 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Carl Walter and Mary Ruth (Washabaugh) McVicker.
Bachelor, Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, 1952. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Center College Design, Los Angeles, 1957.
Staff artist Alexander Chaite Studios, 1957-1958. Freelance illustrator and painter, since 1958. Assistant professor Pratt Phoenix School Art, New York City, 1979-1984, College of New Jersey, 1985–2003.
With United States Army, 1952-1954.
One-man shows include Thompson Gallery, New York City, 1967, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, 1988, (retrospective exhibit) College New Jersey, 2006. Group shows Trenton City Museum. Represented in permanent collections United States Capitol, American History Association, Society Illustrators, United States Air Force, Princeton University, DuPont Corporation, Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, Home Life Insurance Company, Wang Corporation, Trenton Museum.
Member Society Illustrators (executive committee 1972-1974, president 1976-1978), American Watercolor Society, Graphic Artists Guild (vice president national executive committee 1978-1979), Audubon Artists, Princeton Artists Alliance (president 1989-1992), American Artists Professional League, Garden State Watercolor Society (president 2006-2007, Best in Show 2007).
Married Lucy Claire Graves, March 20, 1954. Children– Lauri, Bonnie, Heather.