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Charles KellerCharles Keller Original Stone Lithograph - "6th Avenue Subway”1937
1937
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Original lithograph by Charles Keller depicting the subway being built in New York
on 6th Avenue in 1937. This print is inscribed lower left: “To W.B.”
The print is in excellent condition and is one of 16 proofs created in 1937.
The regular edition of 20 was pulled in 1938. The work rests in a 24 x 20 museum mat.
Image size: 14 x 11 1/4 inches. Paper size: 22 x 15 5/8 inches.
The print is numbered in pencil lower center, signed in pencil lower right and dated 1937.
Charles Keller was born in 1914, graduated Cornell, 1936, and studied at the Art Students League in the 30's. Keller created a series of lithographs, 1937-41 of "sandhogs" - workers constructing the 6th Avenue Subway. He collaborated on murals including one at the 1939 New York World's Fair. He organized artists' associations in the 1940's and was part of a thriving artist's community around 14th St. which included Reginald Marsh, Harry Sternberg, Isabel Bishop, Minna Citron, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Raphael Soyer, Rockwell Kent.
During WWII Keller designed the "Airways to Peace" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. His political cartooning began as Art Editor of the New Masses in 1945 and continued until 1988 for the People's Daily World. He was a founder of the art department of the Reference Center for Marxist Studies, 1980. He taught and lectured widely including at Vassar College, Hofstra University and Parsons School of Design.
Beginning in 1974, he maintained a studio in the East Village, NY. Keller exhibited internationally with more than 20 one-person shows including at The Susan Teller Gallery, NY in 2004. Keller passed in 2006.
- Creator:Charles Keller (1914 - 2006, American)
- Creation Year:1937
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2.04 mm)
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- Gallery Location:Phoenix, AZ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2749214561352
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