Philip Zuchman
Philip Zuchman (; 1942–2021) was an American landscape painter and visual artist living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Early life Philip Zuchman was born in Queens, New York and started painting when he was seven years old. At age 14 Zuchman's mother died and he left home to live in various lofts around New York City. At age 18, he and a friend built kayaks for themselves and paddled from Bordentown, N.J. to the Carolina Sea Islands. Education and writing career Although Zuchman did not finish high school, Queens College accepted him in 1961. He studied philosophy and writing there, graduating in 1965. He won the Peter Pauper Press Award for two novelettes: Father Never Went to Church But Loved the Soil and A Mass for an Ass. In 1966 Zuchman served as a psychological research specialist and French interpreter in the U.S. Army. While stationed in Monterey, California he wrote a script based on O. Henry’s story "The Gift of the Magi" that was performed by the Presidio Players in 1966 under the direction of Edward Bach. After his discharge from the army, he returned to Manhattan in 1968 to paint. During this time, he studied with Arthur Foster at the