Background
Downes, Rackstraw was born on November 8, 1939 in Pembury, Kent, England. Arrived in United States, 1961. Son of Henry Alfred and Rosa Kathleen (Rackstraw) Downes.
Downes, Rackstraw was born on November 8, 1939 in Pembury, Kent, England. Arrived in United States, 1961. Son of Henry Alfred and Rosa Kathleen (Rackstraw) Downes.
Bachelor, University Cambridge, England, 1961. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Yale University, New Haven, 1963. Master of Fine Arts, Yale University, New Haven, 1964.
Assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1967-1978; mem.faculty, Skowhegan School, Maine, 1975; member of faculty, New York Studio School, New York City, 1980-1982. Editor Fairfield Porter: Art in Its Own Terms, 1979. Board of Governors Skowhegan School Painting and Sculpture, 1981-1995.
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Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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