Background
Colescott, Warrington Wickham was born on March 7, 1921 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Warrington W. and Lydia (Hutton) Colescott.
Colescott, Warrington Wickham was born on March 7, 1921 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Warrington W. and Lydia (Hutton) Colescott.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1942; Master of Arts, University of California at Berkeley, 1947; postgraduate, Academy de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, France, 1950, 53; postgraduate, Slade School Art, U. England, 1957.
Member faculty, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1949-1986; professor art, University of Wisconsin, 1957-1986; Leo Steppat chair, professor, University of Wisconsin, 1979-1985; emeritus professor, University of Wisconsin, since 1986. Printmaker emeritus Southern Graphics Council, 1991. Academician National Academy Design.
Fellow Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters.
Married Frances Myers, March 15, 1971. Children by previous marriage: Louis Moore, Julian Hutton, Lydia Alice.