Serigraph After Charley Harper "Wood Thrush," Circa 1968

Item Details

After Charley Harper (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1922–2007)
Wood Thrush, circa 1968
Serigraph on paper
Signed in plate to lower right
Ford Times Reprint by Frame House Gallery

Charley Harper was an American Modernist artist and illustrator based in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from the Academy of Art in Cincinnati and receiving the school’s first Stephen H. Wilder Travelling Scholarship, Harper gained a reputation as a successful wildlife illustrator, tapped for nature-themed projects such as the Golden Book of Biology, the magazine Ford Times, and the National Parks Service. Harper developed distinct personal style he described as “Minimal Realism”, capturinag the forms of his subjects with the fewest possible visual details, often distilling them down to flat geometric shapes and stylized lines. Charley Harper’s work has been shown at the Kunstverein Hamburg in Germany, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Altman Siegel Gallery in San Francisco, the Trifecta Gallery in Las Vegas, and the Public Trust in Dallas, TX, among other places.

Condition

- some toning, mat burn, and scattered marks to the sheet; slight discoloration to the edges of the mat; accretions to the glazing, with adhesive residue to the upper right; some finish loss and wear to the frame; may show other signs of wear.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; the printed area measures 18.5" W x 13" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

Item #

ITMGO02231