Mac Schweitzer

“Breakfast at Betatakin,” detail, oil on Masonite, 13-3/4″ x 18-3/4″

“. . . a new young star . . . , a half-pint piece which contains a magnum of talent.”
Michelline “Mike” Keating, “She Paints the Southwest.” The Tucson Magazine 3(1), January 1950, p. 16.

Rediscovering a visionary artist

Mac Schweitzer, c. 1950, photo by Alfred A. “Jimmie” Cohn

Mary Alice Cox “Mac” Schweitzer was born in Ohio in 1921. With a two-year scholarship recognizing her precocious artistic abilities, she studied at the Cleveland School of Art before moving to Arizona in 1946. Based in Tucson, she produced hundreds of artworks shown by prominent galleries, sought by eager collectors, and acclaimed by art critics of the day.

With unique styles ranging from realism and impressionism to abstraction, Mac became known as one of Tucson’s “Early Moderns.” But with her untimely death in 1962, a prolific career ended and the public lost sight of Mac’s brilliant creations. Through her contributions to mid-century modern art and the rise of Southwestern regionalism, Mac Schweitzer’s legacy is once again emerging. Read more . . .

A NEW BOOK! Mac Schweitzer: A Southwest Maverick & Her Art

Click on any image below to view more artworks. Throughout, titles within quote marks are Mac’s originals; titles without quotes are suppositions. On mobile devices, turning your screen sideways may better reveal artworks’ captions.

Paintings

“Navajo Frybread Maker,” 1956, watercolor on Crescent board, 13-3/4″ x 18-3/4″

Prints

“Shalakos Racing (at Zuni),” detail, 1955, serigraph (Robert Spray silkscreen) on Arches paper, 12-1/2″ x 39″

Drawings & sketches

Shepherd and Sheep, 1953, ink and watercolor wash on paper, 8-1/2″ x 11″

Sculpture

Goatherd, ceramic, unglazed (terracotta), brass panpipes, 8″ h x 13″ w x 6″ d

People of the Southwest

“Corn Woman,” n.d., oil on Masonite, 19-1/2″ x 23-1/4″

Critters of all kinds

Two Brahma Bulls, 1952, grease pencil and red conte crayon on paper, 8-1/2″ x 11-3/8″

Plants, landscapes & sites

“And One Seed Fell on Rock,” n.d., oil on Masonite, 35-3/4″ x 35-3/4″

Copyrights

Unless otherwise noted, all works pictured here are copyrighted by the estate of Mac Schweitzer. All text, design, and presentations are also fully copyrighted by the website owner. See our Acknowledgments, Credits and Terms of Use.

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No works illustrated on this site are for sale; they are currently held in public and private collections.

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We hope to locate and learn more about other works created by Mac Schweitzer in public and private collections. Many artworks are illustrated in our archive that are not yet physically located; some appear on this website. Please contact us if you have any information to share.