Jack Maul
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1918
Jack Maul | |
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| Born | Jack Maul 1918 Burbank California |
| Died | 1998 (aged 79–80) Nogales, Arizona |
| Education | Otis Art Institute, University of Arizona and Cornell University School of Architecture |
| Known for | Art Design |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism, nonrepresentational, representational and Architecture |
John C. Maul (1918–1998) was an artist, writer and architectural designer whose work contributed to the “early modern” period of art in Tucson, Arizona. He was called by University of Arizona scholar and professor Maurice Grossman “one of the great artist of his time in this area.” His art was seen as hyper progressive and known for continual experimentation of form and ideas.[1] Maul was known for his abstract and nonrepresentational work.
Maul born in Burbank, California, raised in Hermosillo, Mexico, and grew up in the border town of Nogales, Arizona, where he graduated from High School. Following high school he moved to Tucson at matriculated at the University of Arizona as an engineering student. Maul transferred to the Otis Art Institute where he studied drawing and design for two years before returning to the Unicity of Arizona to studying under art professor James P. Scott. Maul received a fine arts degree in 1946. Maul also attended Cornell University School of Architecture.[2]
During World War II Maul served in the Army language school in the Russian section. Maul lived in the historic Fort Lowell district, was an art critic for the Tucson Daily Citizen in the 1950s and was instrumental in the development of “Ash Alley,” a small downtown back street that burst with art galleries and life during the 1950s.[1]