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Benjamin Frazier Cunningham
1968 Abstract Geometric Painting “Six Dimensions of Orange”

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Here we have a beautiful Geometric Abstract by Benjamin Cunningham. It is Acrylic on board, Painting is titled “color structures (six dimensions of orange)” painted in 1968. Overall measuring 12x21 inches and hangs any way you like There is a Sachs New York Gallery verso, though it says gouache which is a mistake, it’s acrylic almost Like Gouache Painter, muralist. Born in Cripple Creek, CO on Feb. 10, 1904. Cunningham spent his childhood in Reno, NV. After attending the University of Nevada, he moved to San Francisco in 1924 and enrolled at the CSFA. He was one of 26 artists commissioned by the Public Works of Art Project to paint murals in San Francisco's Coit Tower in 1934. After this project he served as an art director for the northern California Federal Art Project and painted a mural in the Ukiah Post Office. He was the husband of artist Marion Cunningham during 1931-37. In 1944 Cunningham settled in NYC where he taught for several years at the Cooper Union. He died in NYC on April 5, 1975. Working in tempera, oil, pastel, and watercolor, his painting style was representational until 1942 and then became more abstract. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1929-36; Beaux Arts Gallery (SF), 1931 (solo); Art Center Gallery (SF), 1932-34; Oakland Art Gallery, 1934; SFMA Inaugural, 1935; Whitney Museum, 1965; MOMA, 1965; PAFA, 1968. In: Whitney Museum; Guggenheim Museum; MOMA; Brooklyn Museum; NMAA; University of Texas; University of Minnesota. Invw; WWAA 1940, 1970; NY Times, 4-6-1975 (obit).
  • Creator:
    Benjamin Frazier Cunningham (1904 - 1975, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    12x21Price: $4,800
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1299210909772
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