Sunday, February 05, 2012
"Charley Harper: A Bird's Eye View"
DAAP Galleries in collaboration with the Charley Harper Studio gave an overview of the late Cincinnati artist and illustrator.
Beginning with drawings he made at the age of eight, the display showed the development of his minimal realism artistic style.
Beginning with drawings he made at the age of eight, the display showed the development of his minimal realism artistic style.
Asked when he decided to become an artist, Charley would reply,
"When I discovered that I could draw better than anybody else in the fourth grade."
"When I discovered that I could draw better than anybody else in the fourth grade."
The Fables, an introduction to silk screening in the 1950's, is a whimsical compilation of six works: Humpty Dumpty, Rock-A-Bye Baby, Jonah and the Whale, The Three Little Pigs, Little Boy Blue and The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg.
Christmas cards from the Harper's Ladybug lovers of the world arise!
Jaguar and an anaconda....
Riding along the bike path.... my title.
Charley Harper passed away in 2007.
'Cartoon' drawn by another Cincinnati icon - Jim Borgman.
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To read additional information about Charley Harper, click here.
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