Roy De Forest
(American (born 1930, died 2007))
Artist Roy De Forest (1930-2007) was a painter, sculptor, and teacher. He was involved in the 1960s Funk art movement in the Bay Area of California. His artworks are quirky and comical fantasy lands filled with bright colors and animals, most commonly dogs. De Forest grew up in Yakima, Central Washington. He attended Yakima Junior College before