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Daniel Albert HarrisA City Cat & His Man Assemblage by "Zev"Circa 1970
Circa 1970
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Whimsical wood assemblage/sculpture of a cat and man looking out a window with reclaimed shutters by Daniel Albert Harris (Hungarian/American, 1914-1984), circa 1970. Signed lower center below shutter "ZEV". Purchased as part of a collection of his works. Size: 48"H x 32"W x 5.25"D.
By listed artist Daniel Albert Harris (Hungarian/American, 1914-1984) who adopted the name of Zev, which means 'Wolf' in Hungarian.
Born Daniel Harris and adopting the name of Zev, he studied at the Masters Institute of the Roerich Museum in Hungary, in New York City at the National Academy of Design, and at New York University, where he also taught for two years.
His artistic talents were discovered by Grace McCann Morley of California in the early 1940's, and she invited him to exhibit in the Abstract & Surrealist Art in America exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1944.
Zev built a fantasy structure in Big Sur, California called "Crazy Crescent" which has since been condemned by city officials. He also illustrated Eugene Walter's book Singerie-Songerie, a version of Hamlet for monkeys.
Harris changed his name to ZEV, which means 'wolf' in Hungarian, when he moved to Europe in 1953. He first went to Paris, then Spain where he created huge sculptures for a villa in Spain, and then Rome where he died in 1984.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
San Francisco Museum of Art, 1947
Pinacotheca Gallery (Rose Fried Gallery), New York
Furstenberg Gallery, Paris
Arthur Jeffress Gallery, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Abstract & Surrealist Art in America, San Francisco Museum of Art 1944
Corcoran Gallery
Chicago Art Institute
Whitney Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Metropolitan Museum, of Art, New York
St. Louis Art Museum
Salon du Mai, Museum of Modern Art, Paris
(Biography courtesy of AskArt)
- Creator:Daniel Albert Harris (1914-1986, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 1970
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)
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- Condition:Good; minor wear consistent with age.
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
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