Ira Glackens (NY, 1907-1990), a writer who was the son of the realist painter William Glackens, he studied painting with several of his father's contemporaries and began his career as a writer when he was discharged from the Coast Guard after World War II.
Mr. Glackens wrote several biographies and other books, and donated many paintings by his father to museums throughout the United States. He also wrote hundreds of articles on music, theater and horticulture, and his enthusiasm for raising apples led him to contribute articles on rare apples for the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Ira Glackens (NY, 1907-1990), a writer who was the son of the realist painter William Glackens, he studied painting with several of his father's contemporaries and began his career as a writer when he was discharged from the Coast Guard after World War II.
Mr. Glackens wrote several biographies and other books, and donated many paintings by his father to museums throughout the United States. He also wrote hundreds of articles on music, theater and horticulture, and his enthusiasm for raising apples led him to contribute articles on rare apples for the Encyclopedia Britannica.