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Robert Colescott Semaphore gallery 1980 (announcement)

1980

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Robert Colescott Semaphore 1980: Rare original 1980s announcement card published on the occasion of Robert Colescott's exhibition at Semaphore Gallery from January 6 - January 31, 1980; 462 West Broadway, New York, NY. Features an offset illustration of Colescott's work "The Collector (Tea for Two)" from 1980. Medium: Offset printed gallery announcement card. Approximate Dimensions: 4 x 6 inches Good overall vintage condition. Post marked on the reverse. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Robert Colescott was an African-American artist known for his expressionistic paintings which dealt with his identity and Black history. In his work George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook (1975), Colescott humorously conflated the famous Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze painting of George Washington with the pioneering African-American chemist. Born Robert H. Colescott on August 26, 1925 in Oakland, CA, he played instruments and saw the work of his parents’ friend Sargent Johnson as well as Diego Rivera painting a mural at the San Francisco World’s Fair as a youth. By the mid-1970s, Colescott had embarked on a series of works which reimagined iconic European paintings such as Édouard Manet’s Olympia (1863) and Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907), but with Black figures given the role of subject matter. He died on June 4, 2009 in Tucson, AZ. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others. Related Categories: Robert Colescott 1980. Semaphore exhibition. Diego Rivera. Pablo Picasso. Expressionist art. Post-modern art.
  • Creation Year:
    1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4 in (10.16 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)
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  • After:
    Robert Colescott (1925 - 2009)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    NEW YORK, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU354315736852

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