Artists' Books

 

Nationality

American

Artist Dates

b. 1943

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Date of Work

1975

Medium

Artist book

Height

5 1/4"

Width

8"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection, James Smith Pierce Collection

Status

Stored: FF_012_F

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Artist Bio

Robert Gerhart III was born in 1943 in Pennsylvania. Gerhart studied at the Pratt Institute in New York in 1965 when he obtained his BFA, he then went on to get his MFA from Temple University, Tyler School of Art in 1969. He is best known for his artists' books that consist of combining collage, montage work, painting over photographs and copy work. Other work in mediums he's known for are his geometric and abstract paintings and lithographs, as well as photography. Robert Gerhart III has work in the permanent collections of the Weaver Foundation, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and many more.

Additional Information

Black and white photograph of two trains on the cover, back of the book is a solid white. This book is self published.

James Smith Pierce Collection

For more information about this book, please contact UND Art Collections.

Condition

Very good

Rights

Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”

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