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Robert RiggsTribesmen with Headdresses - Gay Artist Circa 1950 - 1955
Circa 1950 - 1955
About the Item
"Riggs openly identified as gay to his friends in the Philadelphia art community, but did not disclose his orientation to his employers." - Woodmere Art Museum
Tempera mixed with gum arabic and alcohol on Renaissance Panel
"Robert Riggs was awarded the Gold Medal for Excellence by the New York Art Directors Club for ten consecutive years and received many additional awards." He was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame. His work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts and the U.S. Library of Congress. Riggs's compositons are "monumental" Walt Reed Riggs was a Gay Artist
Collection of Phillip Desind
Freeman's Auctions
Signed lower right and on verso
Work is framed
- Creator:Robert Riggs (1896 - 1970, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 1950 - 1955
- Dimensions:Height: 21.25 in (53.98 cm)Width: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)
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- Condition:Good. There are a few frame abrasions on the extreme edges of the work. Otherwise the work in is excellent condition with the colors rich and saturated. .
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU38538236902
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