Merle Rosen Folk Art Pastel Drawing of Stylized Portrait, 2003

Item Details

Merle Rosen (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1949 – 2017)
Untitled (stylized portrait), 2003
Pastel drawing on paper
Signed and dated to the lower right margin
Artist name and date inscribed on label to the verso of frame

Merle Rosen was a prominent Cincinnati folk artist, practicing in Cincinnati for more than 40 years. She showed extensively in museums and galleries including the Contemporary Arts Center (Cincinnati), J.B. Speed Museum (Louisville, KY), Kharkiv Museum in the Ukraine, Cincinnati Art Galleries, Carnegie Arts Center (Covington, KY), Chaucer Galleries (Scottsdale, AZ), and C.A.G.E. During her lifetime, Rosen received six individual artists grants from the City of Cincinnati. In addition to institutional and private collections, Rosen’s work is housed in numerous corporate collections, including: The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati Bell, Scripps Howard, Bethesda Hospitals, Ulmer & Berne and Cardinal Aluminum. Rosen worked in a multitude of mediums and she began teaching art professionally at the age of 15 and taught throughout her career.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- light scratching and accretions to covering of frame; minor abrasions, scratching, scuffing, and accretions to frame.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; sheet measures 5.75" W x 7.5" H.

Item #

ITMG669733