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Alan Shields

1944–2005

Two Birds, Woodcock I 1978
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Biography

Alan J. Shields (February 4, 1944 – December 13, 2005) was an American painter, and for a time during the 1980s, had a secondary career as a commercial boat operator, including as ferryboat captain.

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Artworks

  • Gas-Up

    Alan Shields
    1984
  • Odd-Job

    Alan Shields
    1984
  • Bull-Pen

    Alan Shields
    1984
  • Two Birds, Woodcock I

    Alan Shields
    1978
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