PANOS GHIKAS

GHIKAS, Panos 95, died on Sunday, February 19, 2012. Master Gilder and Egg Tempera expert, he executed a mural in gold leaf for the World Trade Center, NYC, 110th floor restaurant, Windows on the World. Son of the late George and Magdalene (Chirae) Ghikas, he was born in Malden, MA on January 8, 1917. He attended the Massachusetts College of Art and was a graduate of the Yale School of Fine Arts. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and studied with Willi Baumeister in Germany. He received a MacDowell Colony fellowship and the Blanche Colman award. He taught at the Boston Museum School at the Massachusetts College of Art. Also he was a Professor at Harvard Carpenter Center, Brown University, RISD, Bowdoin College and George Washington University, St. Louis. He and his wife, Patience Haley Ghikas, restored historic murals by Barry Faulkner at the Averill Harriman estate in Harriman, NY. He lived and worked in Boston for 50 years before living in Maine. He and his wife maintained a studio at historic Fenway Studios. He is with ACME Galleries, Boston. A memorial service will be held in the spring. Burial will be private in Pine Grove Cemetery in Conway, MA. Memorial contributions may be made to MacDowell Colony, 100 High Street, Peterborough, NH, or the Ogunquit Arts Collaborative, PO Box 529, Ogunquit, ME 03907. Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, 91 Long Sands Road, York, Maine is directing arrangements. Visit www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com