Nationality
American
Artist Dates
1930-2010
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Date of Work
1990
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Signature
Initialed in lower left corner
Height
14"
Width
10 3/4"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: FF_001_E
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Born in Brooklyn, New York, James Smith Pierce received his PhD in art history from Harvard University. During his career as a professor, Pierce also became an accomplished artist, whose artworks were included in important exhibitions (including a show on land art at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC) and books on contemporary earthworks and site-specific sculpture. Pierce was also a photographer, exhibition curator, and art collector.
The painting portrays a face made out of the letters "O" "O" "I" "V" "X"
Condition
excellent
Rights
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