1995 “Franz Liszt in Twelve Parts” Mixed Media Drawing by Gerald. G. Boyce

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A mixed media drawing by the American artist Gerald G. Boyce (1925-1999). Titled Franz Liszt in Twelve Parts, this drawing … Read more A mixed media drawing by the American artist Gerald G. Boyce (1925-1999). Titled Franz Liszt in Twelve Parts, this drawing depicts a the Hungarian composer, Franz Liszt, divided into a grid of twelve parts. Also depicted in the drawing is a shelf with bottle, ribbon, and a skull. Signed and dated to the lower right, the drawing is displayed in a metal frame and a white double mat. The drawing is titled to the lower left.

Born in Embarrass, Wisconsin, Boyce graduated with an undergraduate Science degree from Wisconsin State University in 1949 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1950. He later completed postgraduate degrees from Indiana University, the University of Illinois, Oxford University, and the Americano Guatemalteco Instituto in Guatemala. Boyce had an extensive teaching career, mostly as the chair of the Art Department, as well as an art history professor, at the University of Indianapolis. He also taught at Fresno State College, St. John's University, Indiana University, and Wabash College. He exhibited his own art extensively and his works have been included at exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Chicago Art Institute, the Los Angeles Art Museum, as well as many other museums, galleries, and universities. See less