Ralph Wolfe Cowan
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BornDecember 16, 1931
Phoebus, Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 4, 2018 (aged 86)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
KnownforPortrait painting
Spouse
Judith Page Timson
(m. 1962; div. 1964)Ralph Wolfe Cowan | |
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 Cowan in 1999 | |
| Born | December 16, 1931 Phoebus, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 4, 2018 (aged 86) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Known for | Portrait painting |
| Spouse |
Judith Page Timson
(m. 1962; div. 1964) |
| Website | ralphcowan |
Ralph Wolfe Cowan (December 16, 1931 – September 4, 2018) was an American portrait artist.
Cowan was born in 1931 in Phoebus, Virginia.[1] He was the son of Joseph Carl and Daphne (Pearce) Cowan.
Known as "RW" to his friends, he served as a paratrooper with United States Army, 1950–1953.[2] His work spanned seven decades, from 1940's NYC until his death.[3] A Member of the American Society Portrait Painters, American Portrait Society, Allied Artists Association, Portrait Institute.[citation needed]
His life and work are the subject of the 2015 feature-length documentary The Last Old Master.[4]
Cowan died in his hometown, West Palm Beach, on September 4, 2018.[5]
