Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection

 

Nationality

American

Artist Dates

1924 - 1993

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Medium

Pen on paper

Signature

Upper right

Height

7 1/2"

Width

8 1/2"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection

Status

Stored: 234 JSP Box 10, S7D

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Artist Bio

Erwin Lex Shipley was an American artist born in 1924 in Brewston Mills, West Virginia. Although self-taught, his works are a part of the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art’s permanent collection, the city of Owensboro’s municipal collection and many public and private collections throughout the nation. He is best known as a "primitive artist" who specialized in painting and drawings which evoke a sense of energy and humor through the use of bright colors and representational abstraction.

Additional Information

Two faces/facial profiles

"To Jim His favorite subject -Lex" inscribed on work by artist. Jim refers to James Smith Pierce, a friend of the artist.

James Smith Pierce Collection

Condition

Excellent

Condition Notes

On reverse side of torn folk art questionnaire

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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