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Born 1919 Hazard, Kentucky
Died 2008 Halibut Cove, Alaska
EDUCATION
1952 MFA Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1942-1945 Deep Sea Salvage Diver, US Navy, Italy
1952-1955 Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1955 Potter, Anchorage, Alaska
1956 – 1962 Superintendent of Art, Anchorage Public School Districts, Anchorage,Alaska
1962-1979 Professor, Anchorage Community College, Anchorage, Allaska
BIOGRAPHY
Alex Duff Combs is known as a potter who worked in stoneware, as well as a painter and a designer. Combs worked in an abstract expressionist style and is credited with introducing some concepts of modern and conteporary art in Alaska.
In 1975, Combs designed a concrete frieze for an addition to the Anchorage Art Museum which consisted of 40 panels, each weighing several tons[1].
The Alex Combs Award created in his honor is given every year to an Alaskan artist.
“Museum Historical Timeline.” Anchorage Museum, accessed June 22, 2021. https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/about-us/governance/museum-historical-timeline/
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dunham, Mike and Debra McKinney. “Alex Duff Combs Brought Alaska Modern Art.” Annette Potter Family Genealogy: Potter Family, May 24, 2008.
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Citation: Beul, Jasmine. "The Marks Project." Last modified June 23, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/combs