{"product_id":"5234-01-paper-cast-in-plexiglas-frame-by-allen-eckaran-framed","title":"Plains Warrior Paper Cast in Plexiglas Frame by Allen Eckaran; Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed 20\"\" H x 16.25\"\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllen Eckman (b. 1946) — Cast Paper Sculptor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAllen Eckman is an American artist best known for pioneering and perfecting the medium of \u003cstrong\u003ecast paper sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e, a highly technical, labor‑intensive process that he and his wife, \u003cstrong\u003ePatty Eckman\u003c\/strong\u003e, transformed into a signature fine‑art discipline. Eckman’s work is internationally recognized for its \u003cstrong\u003ehyper‑detailed depictions of Plains Indian culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, wildlife, and frontier subjects, rendered entirely in white, archival paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Life \u0026amp; Background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul role=\"list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn \u003cstrong\u003e1946 in South Gate, California\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ps-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaised on a small farm in \u003cstrong\u003eLancaster County, Pennsylvania\u003c\/strong\u003e from ages 5–15 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ps-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReturned to California as a teenager; graduated \u003cstrong\u003eThousand Oaks High School (1965)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ps-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eServed in the \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. Marine Corps\u003c\/strong\u003e, achieving rank \u003cstrong\u003eSergeant E‑5\u003c\/strong\u003e and becoming a decorated Vietnam War veteran \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-lg-strong pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-3.5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Commercial Art Career\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter military service, Eckman pursued art full‑time, earning a degree in \u003cstrong\u003eAdvertising Art\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong\u003eArt Center College of Design\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1974 . 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