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R. FREEMAN WORTHLEY
R. FREEMAN WORTHLEY
1905 - 1978
B.A. Jepson Art Institute
Master of Fine Art - Otis Art Institute
Freeman specialized in etchings, engravings, serigraphs and paintings.
His work is included in many private collections as well as the permanent collections of:
Library of Congress
New York Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art
Philadelphia Museum, St. Louis Museum and Cincinnati Museum
A Leader in his field of Abstract Expression, Freeman loved to mix art forms and techniques. His work covered a wide spectrum of emotions. From his series of rhythmic Black & White Etchings of workers during the Depression that are moving, tense & unheeded... to his beautifully abstract poetic transcriptions of nature.
Born in Chicago, Freeman spent his youth on a farm in San Diego, California. In WW II he saw action as a member of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Anxious to follow his passion, he resigned from the Navy and gained a full scholarship to the Jepson Art Institute.
Freeman was appointed by the Governor to be a member of the Steering Committee which formed the California Arts Commission. He was the Founder of the Western Serigraph Institute and served as it's President for 20 years. During his lifetime he was a much sought after Lecturer and Teacher. He taught and inspired generations of art students. He believed that art education contributed to a better understanding of all life.
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