Great pair of Cubist plaster busts by reknown artist Rima
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Great pair of Cubist plaster busts by reknown artist Rima
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She worked for many important jewelry houses and was commissioned to do many important plaster sculptures of the rich and famous. The piece is numbered and signed. It has a few repairs to the base. The piece is hand made and a beautifully finished one of a kind work of art.
A brief biography from the gallery that bears her name follows;
Rima made unusual abstract jewelry and fine art sculpture for several decades. She studied with the Art Students League, the Pratt Institute, the Museum of Modern Art School, the Sculpture Center, the Educational Alliance and Preferred Casting of New York. Her work was widely shown in gallery exhibitions across the United States and Canada, including a traveling show to Japan, organized by the Walker Art Center. Her work received publicity in Vogue, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, the New York Times, Interiors Magazine and on TV. Her work was also featured in books about contemporary jewelry.
Rima taught design for wax castings at Jewelry Workshop and Gallery of New York and at the Abbey School of Jewelry Design in New York. She gave workshops in the “foil” method of stained glass making at Tiffany’s in New York, and she instructed modeling in clay and wax, in mold making and plaster casting in numerous settings. Other teaching posts included Parson’s School of Design in New York and the Jewelry Institute of Providence,
Rima designed and made jewelry models for manufacturers, stores and industry, and was commissioned by Metropolitan Museum, Cartier, Katram, Jad Jewelry and others. Rima’s special sculpture commissions included relief portrait medallions of President John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and a “Mother of the Year Award“ Sculpture. A commemorative plaque Rima made for the Anti-Defamation league was presented to Eleanor Roosevelt and to President Truman.
Rima passed on in June of 2001. She is missed. We are delighted to have called her our friend and continue to show her work in the gallery that is her namesake.
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
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- Date of Manufacture:1950's
- Condition:Very good with some inconsisitencies to the paint particularly on the bases. Some very minor nicks and paint loss.
- Seller Location:Palm Springs, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: U10110883501272
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