American, 1911 - 2011
Bruce Currie was self-taught, and worked both as a painter and print-maker. He was a resident of Woodstock, New York, since his return in 1945 from military service in World War II. His wife, the painter Ethel Magafan, was frequently the model for his gentle, pensive figure subjects.
In Academy annual exhibitions his paintings won the Thomas B. Clarke Prize, 1966, and an Altman Prize, 1979. Among his other honors were awards from the Woodstock Foundation; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana; Audubon Artists; and the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic.
In Academy annual exhibitions his paintings won the Thomas B. Clarke Prize, 1966, and an Altman Prize, 1979. Among his other honors were awards from the Woodstock Foundation; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana; Audubon Artists; and the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic.
