John Ransom Phillips (Born 1942) Large Abstract Oil/Canvas. Unsigned. Size: 46 x 54 in. Unframed. New York City-based artist and writer John Ransom Phillips graduated from the University of Chicago (Ph.D. in History of Culture). He has taught there, Reed College, and The University of California, Berkley. His paintings have been exhibited nationally and internationally including shows in NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Cairo, Sao Paolo, Mexico City, and Tokyo. He studied at the Art Institute of San Francisco with Richard Diebenkorn in the 1960's.