What We Can Learn from the Brief Period When the Government Employed Artists
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Printed on BFK Rives wove paper
Publisher: Tamarind Lithograph Workshop
Printer: John Dowell, Jr.
References: Baro 36
Tamarind 801
Note: The artist created 26 images in six weeks while working at Tamarind Workshop. They are a combination of hand drawn images and printed lace and rags. This Tamarind lithographs were the subject of an exhibition at the LA County Museum of Art, January 24-May 17, 2015.
Condition: Minor handling creases around the edges
Signature: Signed in pencil by the artist; Annotated "Bon a Tirer"
Publisher: Tamarind
LA County Museum of Art, January 24-May 17, 2015.
East Coast Private Collection
Louise Nevelson’s room-sized wood sculptures have been hailed as emblematic of many different movements, including Abstract Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. Monochromatic and usually black, with isolated departures into white and gold, Nevelson assembled the sculptures using discarded pieces of wood that she received or found on the street. As part of Nevelson’s massive, commanding works of art, the scrap wood takes on majestic proportions, reflecting the artist’s personal story of dislocation and self-invention. In Mrs. N’s Palace (1964-1977), a 20-foot-wide tomb-like sculpture with a hollow interior, mirrored floor, and artifacts from her life, Nevelson provides a glimpse into her own physical and personal history.
American, 1899-1988, Kiev, Ukraine, based in New York, New York