Dada Photography

Original Vintage hand signed Photograph, 1935. Dimensions : 27x22 cm. This wonderful photograph by Man Ray shows an intense portrait of Franci...

In the mid 1990s Richard Klein started working with found glass objects, including bottles, drinking glasses, ashtrays, and eyeglasses. Initially, Klein rejected any object with commercial or advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on ashtrays from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. This period was before smoking was looked at as being primarily a negative habit, and iconic American businesses, including Howard Johnson’s, International House of Pancakes (iHop) and Holiday Inn, all produced promotional ashtrays printed with their graphic identity. By the time Klein became interested in these objects, the businesses had either ceased to exist, or had changed their logos, and many of their signature buildings, which where examples of classic, “Pop” roadside architecture, has been torn down or repurposed. The artist wanted to connect the glass objects with the business’s sites that were still recognizable and spoke of their history, so he began researching where original buildings still stood. Klein then embarked on a series of road trips to photograph these sites with the intention of combining the photographs with the promotional glass objects. This led him to as far south as Maryland and as far north as upstate New York from his home in Connecticut. Johnson Hs. & Guest Hs. is an exact replica of an art history slide made in the 1950s picturing Philip Johnson’s Glass House. The slide has been replicated digitally on a much larger scale (23” x 23”) and like the original is made of a cardboard mount that contains a color transparency. The original slide is faded from years of use and most of the color, other than red, has been bleached out. Richard Klein is a Connecticut-based artist, independent curator and writer. As an artist, he has exhibited widely, including the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase; Caren Golden Fine Art, New York; the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI; Hales Gallery, London; Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; James Barron Art, Kent, CT; The Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Portland, OR; Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA; Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, NY; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY; Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT; Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY; Exhibit by Alberson Tulsa, OK; Incident Report/Flow Chart Foundation, Hudson, NY; ICEHOUSE Project Space, Sharon, CT; Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent, CT and with ODETTA Gallery at the Equity Gallery in New York City.. Reviews of his work have appeared in Two Coats of Paint, Whitehot Magazine, The New York Times, Sculpture Magazine, Art in America, and The New Yorker. In the summer of 2024 he will be the first Artist-In-Residence at Peck Ledge Light...

Henry Rox Art Critic (Head Extended on Spring Before Abstract Painting) c. 1948 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 x 10 inches Printed c. 1948 Estate stamp verso This 8 × 10 inch vintag...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Art Critic (Figure with Candle Flame Before Abstract Painting) c. 1948 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 × 10 inches Estate stamp verso This vintage silver gelati...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Art Critic (Standing Before Monumental Framed Post War Abstraction) c. 1948 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 × 10 inches Printed c. 1948 Estate stamp verso This ...

This one depicts fragmented space photos and is titled Moon and Earth. it depicts a view from outer space. SIMONS, Vera (1920 - 2012) Vera Habrecht Simons, was a German/American avi...

This one depicts a Planetary assemblage with small watch parts (metal wheels) collaged on to it. It is titled Josias Astronomical Clock SIMONS, Vera (1920 - 2012) Vera Habrecht Simon...

This one depicts an abstract assemblage of peacock feathers in a pattern and decoration style. SIMONS, Vera (1920 - 2012) Vera Habrecht Simons, was a German/American aviation pionee...

This one depicts fragmented space photos radiating outward and is titled Planetary Kaleidoscope SIMONS, Vera (1920 - 2012) Vera Habrecht Simons, was a German/American aviation pione...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Art Critic (Standing Figure Before Biomorphic Sculpture and Framed Composition) c. 1948 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 × 10 inches Printed c. 1948 Estate stamp ...

Henry Rox (1899-1967) Pork Chop Cowboy with Lasso c. 1940-1945 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print 8 x 10 inches Estate stamp verso No known negatives exten...

Henry Rox “He Was a Very Strange Little Fellow” Opposite p. 18 1934 (printed c. 1940) Vintage silver gelatin print Image: 5.75 x 5 inches Estate stamp and handwritten notation verso ...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Tommy Apple (Frontispiece) From: Tommy Apple and His Adventures in Banana-Land by James Laver Jonathan Cape, London, 1935 Vintage silver gelatin print 6 x 5 inc...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Banana Canoe on Watermelon Whale c. 1940–1945 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 x 10 inches Verso copyright stamp: “Copyright Henry Rox, 102 College Street, South ...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Art Critic (Elevated Figure Before Post War Vertical Striped Abstract Composition) c. 1948 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 × 10 inches Estate stamp verso This 8...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Musician Playing Pork Chop Double Bass c. 1940 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 x 10 inches Estate stamp verso No known negatives extant This 8 x 10 inch vintage...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) “Homeward on a New Boat” Series XIII c. 1940 Vintage silver gelatin print 7.5 x 9.125 inches Estate stamp and handwritten inscription verso: “Homeward on a new...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) “A Soft Carpet On Which Tommy Could Fall” From Tommy Apple and His Adventures in Banana-Land by James Laver Jonathan Cape, London, 1935 Opposite p. 10 1934 (pri...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Art Critic with De Stijl Structure From Photo-Sculpture: Reflections on Modern Art c. 1948 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 × 10 inches Estate stamp verso This ...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Venus (Photo-Sculpture with Cardboard Arms and Framed Works) Vintage silver gelatin print, 8 × 10 inches Printed c. 1948 Estate stamp verso No known negatives e...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) Frontispiece Tommy Apple and Peggy Pear by James Laver. Jonathan Cape, London, 1936 Negative 1935 (print c. 1940) Vintage silver gelatin print 8.25 x 6 inches V...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) “Mr. Onion Shouting for Help” From Tommy Apple and Peggy Pear by James Laver Jonathan Cape, London, 1936 Opposite p. 34 Negative 1935 and print prior to 1938 ...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) (born Heinz Rosenberg) “Down the Stairs Came A Pale, Imposing Figure in A Flowing Gown” 1935 From Tommy Apple and Peggy Pear by James Laver Jonathan Cape, Lo...

Henry Rox (1899–1967) A Pork Chop Figure Diving Into A Frying Pan c. 1940–1945 Vintage silver gelatin print 8 x 10 inches Estate stamp verso No known negatives extant This 8 × 10 in...