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Tom Wesselmann
Smoking Cigarette #1

1991

About the Item

Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 23, 1931. He attended Hiram College in Ohio from 1949 to 1951 before entering the University of Cincinnati. In 1953 his studies were interrupted by a two-year enlistment in the army, during which time he began drawing cartoons. He returned to the university in 1954 and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1956; during this time he decided to pursue a career in cartooning and so enrolled at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. After graduation he moved to New York City, where he was accepted into the Cooper Union and where his focus shifted dramatically to fine art; he received his diploma in 1959. Wesselmann became one of the leading American Pop artists of the 1960s, rejecting abstract expressionism in favor of the classical representations of the nude, still life, landscape, and everyday objects. He created collages and assemblages incorporating everyday objects and advertising ephemera in an effort to make images as powerful as the abstract expressionism he admired. He is perhaps best known for his Great American Nude series with their fat forms and intense colors. Wesselmann's work has been exhibited around the world and appears in the collections of numerous major museums in he United States and abroad.
  • Creator:
    Tom Wesselmann (1931 - 2004, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1991
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU32921545363
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