Photos: Artist Hugh McPeck

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Hugh McPeck and his dog Lefty on the banks of the Susitna River.

In 1991, Anchorage artist and teacher Hugh McPeck received a heart transplant. From that time, and for the next 23 years, he considered every day a gift. He filled his days teaching sculpture at the University of Alaska Anchorage, training horses and making art.

McPeck died in Anchorage on Sept. 18, 2014, at age 66. A group of his students, colleagues and other artists will take part in a show honoring McPeck, "Hugh," on display this month at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art.

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