Sally Kissinger Wilt Art

Wonderful abstracted large scale mid-century urban city scene influenced by Richard Diebenkorn by Sally Kissinger Wilt (American, 1936-2004). From a collection discovered in the bay ...

Vibrant and evocative large scale Bay Area Figurative School abstract by Sally Kissinger Wilt (American, 1936-2004) titled "On Saving The Greenery", c.1962-1963. Numerous figures are depicted, "Joan Brown", "Manuel Neri" and others. Signed and titled on exhibit label and on verso. Presented in rustic slate wood frame. Image measures: 54"H x 48"W x 2"D. In frame, measures: 55"H x 49"W x 2.25"D. Bay Area Figurative painting began with teachers at the California School of Fine Art. Leading artists were David Park, Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Brown, Manuel Neri, Nathan Oliviera, Paul Wonner and Elmer Bischoff and she also studied with Richard Diebenkorn. Sally Kissinger Wilt, an artist, writer and long-time member of the Friends of the Kensington Library, Wilt, who lived in Kensington for 38 years, originated the Business Sponsors' Program for the Friends of the Kensington Library. The program provided financial assistance to many library programs. Raised in South Bend, Indiana, Wilt graduated Magna Cum Laude with special honors in English from Indiana University. She was a member of Delta Gamma...