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Irving Blum Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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The Ferus Gallery, later renamed the Irving Blum Gallery was an art gallery in Los Angeles, Calif. Originally founded by Walter Hopps and Ed Kienholz in 1957 as Ferus Gallery, Kienholz sold his share to Irving Blum one year later. Ferus Gallery closed in 1966 and Irving Blum maintained sole ownership and changed the gallery's name to Irving Blum Gallery. It was the first gallery in the Los Angeles area to show contemporary American art, and, under Blum's direction, soon ...

Irving Blum Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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The Ferus Gallery, later renamed the Irving Blum Gallery was an art gallery in Los Angeles, Calif. Originally founded by Walter Hopps and Ed Kienholz in 1957 as Ferus Gallery, Kienholz sold his share to Irving Blum one year later. Ferus Gallery closed in 1966 and Irving Blum maintained sole ownership and changed the gallery's name to Irving Blum Gallery. It was the first gallery in the Los Angeles area to show contemporary American art, and, under Blum's direction, soon ...

Ruscha, Edward

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Painter (Los Angeles, Calif.). From the description of Edward Ruscha interviews, 1980 Oct. 29 - 1981 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220181902 Edward Ruscha (1937- ) is a painter from Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Edward Ruscha, 1980 Oct. 29-1981 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476975 Edward Ruscha, Painter of Los Angeles, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Edw...

Irving Blum Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Originally founded by Walter Hopps and Ed Kienholz in 1957 as Ferus Gallery, Kienholz sold his share to Irving Blum one year later. Ferus Gallery closed in 1966 and Irving Blum maintained sole ownership and changed the gallery's name to Irving Blum Gallery. It was the first gallery in the Los Angeles area to show contemporary American art, and, under Blum's direction, soon focused heavily on contemporary Southern California artists, such as John Altoon, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Wallace Ber...

Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-1997

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d. Sept. 29, 1997. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 83084427 Painter and sculptor, New York, N.Y. Studied at Ohio State University and at the Art Students League and under Reginald Marsh. Through his cartoon-like style and commentary, Lichtenstein came to represent a faction of his generation in his art and was one of the great proponents of the Pop Art movement of the 1960's. ...

Moses, Ed, 1926-

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Ed Moses is an American painter and central figure in the Los Angeles art scene and a key promoter of Post-War, West Coast art. Best known for his eclectic range of abstract paintings, Moses’ work is unified by his interest in transitory processes and the mutability of concepts. His work constantly shifted throughout his career, building off of the theories formulated by the pieces made before. His canvases are formal abstractions using a variety of processes to experiment with surface, creating...

Bengston, Billy Al

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B. 1934. From the description of Billy Al Bengston artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432871 Billy Al Bengston, 1934-, painter of Venice, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Billy Al Bengston, 2002 Aug. 7-Oct. 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81804702 Billy Al Bengston, b. 1934, Painter of Venice, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Billy Al Be...

Reinhardt, Ad, 1913-1967

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An abstract painter considered influential in the development of Minimalism. Though a contemporary of the Abstract Expressionists, he rejected biomorphism and developed paintings based on geometry, specifically grids, often using a single color in gradations. His last works were a series of all-black canvases. From the Getty's Union List of Artist Names record...

Lichtenstein, Roy, 1923-

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Kauffman, Craig, 1932-2010

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Lisa Adams is a painter and instructor at UCLA and Santa Monica College. Kauffman a contemporary, abstract expressionist, finish-fetish and light and space artist, an associate professor at the University of California Berkeley and Irvine, and an instructor at the School of Visual Arts, New York. Adams and Kauffman met in Los Angeles in 1981 and then lived in N.Y. until 1984. Kauffman was one of the original members of the legendary Ferus Gallery group. His connection wi...

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987

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Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist and film maker. From the description of Andy Warhol collection of photographs of actors, 1915-1967. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79392132 Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928. He studied commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, graduating in 1949. After graduation, Warhol went to New York where he worked as an illustrator for magazines such as Vogue and Harpar's Bazaa...

Irving Blum Gallery

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In 1957, Walter Hopps (1932-2005) and Edward Kienholz (1927-1994) opened the contemporary art Ferus Gallery on North La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Kienholz sold his share to Irving Blum (b. 1930) one year later. Hopps left in 1962 to become curator and, later, director of the Pasadena Art Museum. Ferus Gallery closed in 1966 and Irving Blum maintained sole ownership and changed the gallery's name to Irving Blum Gallery. Ferus Gallery was the first gall...

Ferus gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Bell, Larry, 1939-....

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Sculptor; Taos, N.M. From the description of Larry Stuart Bell interviews, 1980 May 25-June 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184528 Larry Bell (1939- ) is a sculptor from Taos, N.M. From the description of Oral history interview with Larry Stuart Bell, 1980 May 25-June 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477468 Larry Bell, b. 1939, Sculptor of Taos, N.M. From the description of Oral history interview with Larry Stuart Bell, 1980 May 25...

Bachardy, Don, 1934-....

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Don Bachardy was life-partner of author Christopher Isherwood, also a close friend of Evelyn Hooker, subject of this print. From the description of Don Bachardy artwork, 1996. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64054452 Don Bachardy (1934- ) is an American portrait artist in Santa Monica, Calif. From the description of Oral history interview with Don Bachardy, 2009 May 21-Oct 7 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596878 ...

Judd, Donald, 1928-1994

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Born Donald Clarence Judd on June 3, 1928 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, he served in the United States Army from June 1946 until November 1947. Before he transitioned to work in three dimensions, Judd began as a painter and an art critic, having studied philosophy and art history at Columbia University and painting at the Art Students League. He developed his idea of the permanent installation of his work and collections first in New York, at 101 Spring Street, and later in Marfa, Texas. Throu...

Johns, Jasper, 1930-

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American artist. From the description of Typed letter signed : [n.p.], to Herbert J. Seligmann, 1964 Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874947 Artist. From the description of Oral history, 1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86160768 Modern artist; native of Allendale, S.C. From the description of Jasper Johns vertical files collection, 1952-1998. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40189279 ...

Altoon, John, 1925-1969

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B. 1925 d. 1969. From the description of John Altoon artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432322 Painter; Los Angeles, Calif.; b. 1925, d. 1969 Altoon (born Altoonian), was a major figure in the Los Angeles art scene from the 1950s until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He began painting in the abstract-expressionist style, but by the mid-1960s his works turned to the figure, characterized by skillful draftsmans...

Irwin, Robert, 1928-....

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Southern California artist who was a founder of the light and space, and environmental art movements. From the description of Robert Irwin papers, 1970-2003. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 417154423 Epithet: Curate of Castlerickard British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001295.0x000320 Biographical/Historical Note Robert Irwin ...

Noland, Kenneth, 1924-2010

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Kenneth Noland (1924- ) is a painter from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenneth Noland, 1971 October 9-December 21 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596695 Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Kenneth Noland, 1971 October 9 - December 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227191418 Kenneth Noland (1924-2010) was a painter, educator in South Salem, New York, and fr...

Stella, Frank, 1945-

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Frank Stella (1936- ) is a painter, printmaker, and sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Frank Stella papers, 1941-1993, bulk, 1978-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79000719 Painter (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Frank Stella interview, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180337 Frank Stella (b. 1936) achieved professional recognition at a young age and soon became internationally prominent and influential....