RED GROOMS Hand-Signed LITHOGRAPH 1982 CHICAGO Navy Pier CATALOGUE RAISONNE For Sale

Artist: RED GROOMS (American, b. 1937)Title: \"Mayor Byrne\'s Mile of Sculpture (Navy Pier Chicago)\" - 1982Medium: Original Color Lithograph on wove paperSignature: Hand Signed by the Artist in black markerEdition: Limited Edition of 100, signed and numbered in pencil; few impressions outside of this edition signed in black markerSize:35 1/8 x 22 1/2 inchesPrinter:Vermillion Editions Limited, Minneapolis, MN, Litho - USAPublisher: The City Of ChicagoReference:\"Red Grooms: The Graphic Work,\" fig. no. 95; as published by Harry Abrams, Inc 2001Provenance: Hatay Stratton Fine Art, Northampton, MassachusettesAbout the Artist: Red Grooms was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1937. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the New School for Social Research, New York. In the 1950s Grooms moved to New York City to immerse himself in the art scene. For nearly fifty years Grooms has combined color, vibrancy, and a generous dose of self-deprecating humor to produce art in all media that provokes and delights. He pokes fun at the icons of American politics, entertainment, the art world, while paying homage to his subjects at the same time. No artist since Honoré Daumier has had a greater understanding of humor or a more direct connection to his audience. In return, Grooms has earned the public\'s unqualified admiration and appreciation. The artist\'s work can be found in museums and private collections worldwide including the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Fort Worth Museum of Contemporary Art. Fort Worth Texas; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California; Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York; and the Nagoya City Museum, Nagoya, Japan.