R. G. Maxwell Mixed Media Portrait

Item Details

Untitled (Portrait), late 20th century
Pastel, ink, graphite, and cut paper on paper mounted on board
Signed to the lower right

Provenance
From the collection of P.J. McArdle.

R.G. Maxwell is a self-taught visual artist, performance artist, and poet based in Natorna Heights of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is especially known for his paper collages featuring fragments of photocopied imagery that he would print at his local post office. He began creating art in the 1980s when he started staying home to take care of his parents. In 1992, his work was exhibited for the first time at the Turmoil Room in Pittsburgh.

Condition

- creases to paper throughout image; board visible to the lower left edges; creasing and tears where paper overlaps edges of board.

Dimensions

- measures board.

Item #

ITMG241130