Details
- Dimensions
- 29ʺW × 0.01ʺD × 23ʺH
- Styles
- Figurative
- Modern
- Pop Art
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Graphite
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gray
- Condition Notes
- Minor toning to the paper. Minor wear to the edges. Some stray smudges. Minor toning to the paper. Minor wear to the edges. Some stray smudges. less
- Description
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A graphite drawing by the American artist James Spencer Russell (1915-2000). This highly detailed drawing depicts a figure waving and …
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A graphite drawing by the American artist James Spencer Russell (1915-2000). This highly detailed drawing depicts a figure waving and striding forward past the words "This Is Not Nothing" in the background. Unframed, the drawing is signed to the lower right.
Born in Monticello, Indiana, Russell was interested in art from a young age but was directed into pursuing a military career by his family. As a young person, he attended a military academy, became a celebrated codebreaker during WWII, and even received a scholarship to attend West Point. However, Russell's interest in art eventually led him to abandon his military pursuits and try to make it in the art world instead. After working as an NBC set designer after WWII, he turned his attention to becoming a full-time artist. During the 1960s, he started exhibiting his works alongside artists who would later come to characterize the art scene at the time, including Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein. He later moved back to Indiana where he continued to create art until his death in 2000. less
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