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Biff Elrod (American 1946 -) Massive (183 x 138cm) Oil painting on canvas 1994

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This is a desirable original Oil on Canvas from American Muralist BIFF ELROD. Very large (183 x 138cm) Oil painting on canvas 1994. American Fine Art Artist: Biff Elrod (American 1946 -) Media: Oil in Canvas Title: "Turbulent Lunch" Size: 72x54IN. (183 x 138cm) Unframed Period: 1994 Condition: MINT Provenance: New York City, Donna Leatherman Art Gallery - NY Signed, dated (May 1994) and titled at the back painting Offered unframed ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BIO Biff Elrod was born in Fort Worth, Texas the 21st of April 1946. He grew up in Texas moving from Fort Worth to Arlington, Galveston and Harlingen. From 1964 to 1968 he attended the Memphis Academy of Arts in Memphis, Tennessee and received a B.F.A. (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in painting in 1968. He spent the two following years (1969-70) in Hawaii where he received a M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) in painting from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. He had his first one-man show at the Foundry Gallery in Honolulu (1969). Then he returned to Memphis to teach at the Southwestern College (1970-72). During those two years, he had two one-man shows in Memphis, some group shows in the area, a one-man show at the Pacific Grove Art Center in Monterey, California. In 1972, his work was shown in New York City at the French & Co Gallery. In 1972, he decided to quit teaching to dedicate himself to painting and moved to Athens, Georgia. Between 1972-73, he had two one-man shows at the Scott Gallery in Atlanta and group shows at the High Museum of Art which purchased some paintings for the permanent collection of the Museum. Then he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, had a group show at the Boston Center for the Arts and a one-man show at the Vault Gallery in 1974. In 1974, he and his wife Daisy moved to New York City. In 1977, he began working on large sheets of personally made cast paper. Those new works were shown in 1978 at the Soho Center for the Arts. "My work is concerned with images from personal experience, remembered through black and white photographs, and executed on cast paper. The paper itself is cast in specially constructed molds and then rhoplexed and gessoed to provide permanence. When the surface is ready, the photo image is transferred by means of a grid, and the painting is then built up in layers of brushed-on primary color, from thin wash, to glaze, to opaque. All colors used are drawn from memory or inherent requirements within the piece. In general, my aim is to make a personal statement that can be encountered on a means and materials level as well as being read for representational content." Copyright credits / Bibliographical references and research: Genesis 41:26 Biff Elrod, an NYC painter, and friend. Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927/1937 at MOMA (recommended) Edward Winkleman's blog post inspired this resume. What Is Art For: NY Times, Daniel B. Smith writing about Lewis Hyde. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1988 Roswell Museum, Roswell, New Mexico, installation 1987 Schreiber/Cutler, Inc. New York, New York 1985 Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York, New York 1982 Gallery Yves Arman, New York, New York 1980 Gallery Yves Arman, New York, New York 1979 Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2003 "Saints and Gods" Galerie 311, New Orleans, LA 2000 "Self-Reflections-a glance in the Mirror" group show of paintings in the Pfizer Corporation's exhibition space, east 42nd Street, NYC, curator: Dorothy Solomon 1998: Invitational? Memphis Arts Festival-Brooks Museum, Memphis, TN 1997: Permanent Collection? Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Roswell, New Mexico "Teamwork" Krasdale Foods Corp. Gallery, White Plains, N.Y. 1990: Creative Process? traveling exhibition-N.Y. area, Bronx Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Lincoln Center Public Galleries 1989-88: Art & the Law? sponsored by West Publishing Co. International traveling exhibition (catalog) 1984-85: Innocence and Experience? Greenville County Museum, Greenville, South Carolina, (catalog). Also traveled to First Street Gallery, N.Y.C. 1984: The New Portrait? Institute for Art And Urban Resources (P.S.1), Long Island City, N.Y., (curated by: Jeffrey Deitch, catalog) 1982: Stylistic Plurality? Root Art Center, Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y. (catalog) 1980: On Paper? Institute of Contemporary Art of the Virginia Museum, Richmond, Virginia (catalog) ?New York Realists- 1980? Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, Sparkill, N.Y. (catalog) 1979 "Works on Paper" Nancy Hoffman Gallery, N.Y.,N.Y. PUBLIC ART 1999 1986 mural titled "Ascent-Descent" was restored, with all lower panels replaced, painted in oil on cement board, and reinstalled. 13-panel permanent mural), collection of PATH, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, located: entrance to the Christopher Street PATH station, Christopher Street, west of Hudson, N.Y.C. Originally sponsored by the Public Art Fund. 1991 ?Co-operative Labor A & B? two panels (8.5 feet X 12 feet - 11.5 feet X 6.5 feet) commission, PATH, Port Authority of N.Y. & N.J. ?Sam Houston?s School? 72 inches Sq., oil on canvas, Tennessee Heritage Collection, First Tennessee Collection, First Tennessee Bank of Memphis, Memphis, TN 1989 ?Miami Mix? commission, (8 feet X 12 feet) collection of City of Miami- located: Coconut Grove Convention Center, Miami, Florida Paintings appearing in feature film and television productions: Dressed to Kill, written and directed by Brian De Palma ( starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickenson and Nancy Allen) White Lies, written and directed by Ken Seldon (starring Julie Warner, Rosanna Arquette) Miami Vice, television series, one episode (starring Don Johnson) SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY McCall, Doug, The Times-Picayunne (Lagniappe) September 26, 2003, reproduction. Myles, Eileen, Art in America, review, Vol. 76, no. 3., March, 1988 pp. 156-7. reproduction. ?Fourteen Reasons Why New York is New?, The New York Times, Oct. 3, 1986. , repro. The New York Times, September 3, 1986 , reproduction. Westfall, Stephen, Arts Magazine, Vol. 60. no. 3., November , 1985, p.130. Niers, Gert, Aufbau , Germany June, 1985, reproduction. Klein, Ellen Lee, Arts Magazine, review: ?Rambunctious? show, March,1984 Hollfelder, Jack, Art Papers, Interview, Vol. 6., no. 2., March-April 1982 , pp.4-6. Westfall, Stephen, Arts Magazine, Vol. 56., no.10., June 1982, p.20. Schjeldahl, Peter, The New York Times, (Westchester Section) April 1 SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Roswell, New Mexico Roswell Museum, Roswell, New Mexico The National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN commission The Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN Coconut Grove Exhibition Hall, Miami, Florida commission Tennessee State Foundation for the Arts, Nashville, TN Oppenheimer and Company, New York, New York A.T. & T. Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A., Miami, FL commission Merck Inc., Rahway, New Jersey commission Tennessee Heritage Collection, First Tennessee Bank, Memphis, TN commission Chemical Bank, New York, New York commission Metro Media Corporation, Los Angeles, California PATH, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey commission Prudential Insurance Company of North America, Chicago, Illinois Brown University, Paul B. Pizzatola Building, Providence, R.I. commission Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN Rhodes College of Art, Memphis, TN ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. Your experience is really important to me. PLEASE NOTE: To maintain the integrity of these valuable pieces this lot will be shipped professionally boxed (handling and materials included) and offered with a trackable shipping freight worldwide WHICH is already included in the freight cost presented for your location. 100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back Photographs in this listing are image quotations from the work that is offered for sale. © Copyright holder.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 72.05 in (183 cm)Width: 54.34 in (138 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1990-1999
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1994
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Firenze, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7486231632102
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