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John Plumb Art

American, 1927-2008

John Plumb, an abstract painter, was born on 6 February 1927, at Luton. He studied at the Luton School of Art 1942–45, the Byam Shaw School 1948–50 and the Central School 1952–55; under Anthony Gross, Victor Pasmore, William Turnbull and Keith Vaughan. He taught at Luton School of Art 1955–61, Maidstone College of Art 1961–66 and Bennington College, Vermont 1968–69. He became senior lecturer in painting at the Central School of Art and Design, London 1969–82. Plumb represented in the A.I.A. abstract exhibitions in 1953 and 1957, in the “Situation” exhibitions in 1960 and 1961 and in a group exhibition at Leverkusen in 1961. His group exhibitions since this date include British Painting 1974, Hayward Gallery, London; Art 90, Olympia, London 1990 and “Art & the 60s: This Was Tomorrow,” Tate Britain, 2004. Plumb held the first one-man exhibition at Gallery One 1957. He has since had solo exhibitions at many galleries throughout the UK, including the Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol 1967, London Arts Gallery 1970, Bohun Gallery Henley-on-Thames 1995 and 1997 and The Atkinson Gallery, Somerset 2002. He did murals for the temporary U.I.A. Congress Buildings in 1961.

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Artist: John Plumb
Color Steps D Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By John Plumb
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
John Plumb 'Colour Step D' 1971 Medium Type: Screen Print Size-Width Size-Height: 22'' x 30'' Signed Edition Size: Signed in pencil, titled and marked 19/75 John Plumb is one o...
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1970s Abstract Geometric John Plumb Art

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Color Steps C Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By John Plumb
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
John Plumb 'Colour Step C' 1971 Medium Type: Screen Print Size-Width Size-Height: 22'' x 30'' Signed Edition Size: Signed in pencil, titled and marked 18/75 John Plumb is one o...
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1970s Abstract Geometric John Plumb Art

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Reflections at Ockham ll - British Abstract Expressionist oil pastel landscape
By John Plumb
Located in Hagley, England
Painted by John Plumb this British Abstract Expressionist oil pastel on paper is a fine example of his late work and very vibrant. As an abstract landscape it depicts Reflections at ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist John Plumb Art

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Oil Pastel

Untitled Abstract, Oil on Board Painting by John Plumb, 1956/57
By John Plumb
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Untitled Abstract, Oil on Board Painting by John Plumb, 1956/57 Additional information: Medium: Oil on board 81.3 x 121.9 cm 32 x 48 in
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20th Century John Plumb Art

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Color Ladder 1970 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By John Plumb
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
John Plumb 'Colour Ladder' 1970 Medium Type: Screen Print Size-Width Size-Height: 22'' x 30'' Signed Edition Size: Signed in pencil, titled and marked 21/75 John Plumb is one o...
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Artist: John Plumb, American (1927 - 2008) Title: Diagonal Abstract Year: 1970 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75/75 Size: 29.5 x 22 inches
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