Nationality
American
Artist Dates
b. 1949
Title of Work
From the Melon Collection (Set of 69)
Preview
Date of Work
1977
Medium
Postcard
Height
4"
Width
6"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection, James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: FF_012_B
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Christopher Hewat was born in 1949 New York City, NY and is currently based out of Connecticut. He is best known for his sculptures that often constructed out of wood and metals such as brass. Christopher Hewat has work in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Princeton University Art Museum and many others.
Additional Information
Artists' Postcards Series I
A white postcard with a watermelon slice and handwriting below that says, "From the Melon Collection."
UND Art Collections owns 69 copies of this postcard.
Postcard Reverse
Text in upper left hand corner of postcard:
Christopher Hewat
From the Melon Collection
Watercolor
© Artists' Postcards 1977
Text in center bottom of postcard:
Original work traveling under Smithsonian Institution auspices 1978-80.
77-78F 1-2 Produced by Publishing Center for Cultural Resources, N.Y.C. Featured in the 2020 exhibition, Food For Thought, at the Empire Arts Center Gallery.
Condition
Very good