Steven Cortright

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Steven Cortright (born March 18, 1942 in Long Beach , † January 25, 1991 in Santa Barbara , California ) was an American painter and photographer.

life and work

Steven M. Cortright took part as a hurdler at the 1960 World Championships in the USA and the USSR and studied at Stanford University , where he graduated with Summa Cum Laude .

Cortright was appointed professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara , was married with three children.

He was twice a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts . He exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, Europe and Japan and took part in documenta 6 in Kassel in 1977 .

Literature (selection)

  • East-West (A Book of Fortune) , Steven Cortright, text and photography, Chicago, Illinois, 1986

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Los Angeles Times: Steven M. Cortright; Artist and UCSB Professor accessed on October 17, 2014 (English)
  2. ↑ Richard Ross (photographer), University of California: Steven Cortright, Art Studio: Santa Barbara, accessed October 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ Catalog for documenta 6: Volume 3: hand drawings, utopian design, books; Kassel, page 308, 1977 ISBN 3-920453-00-X


personal data
SURNAME Cortright, Steven
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cortright, Steven M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American painter and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Long Beach (California)
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1991
Place of death Santa Barbara (California)