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Richard Merkin

1965: Italo and Me, 1965

Description

Maker

Richard Merkin, 1938-2009, American, (RISD MFA 1963, Painting; Professor Emeritus of Painting, RISD Faculty 1963-2009, Painting)

Title

1965: Italo and Me

Year

1965

Medium

Pastel, oil stick and metallic pigment on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

wove paper

Dimensions

76.5 x 99 cm (30 1/8 x 39 inches) sight

Type

Credit

Gift of the Artist

Object Number

2002.17

Exhibition History

Facing Artists

February 27 - July 31, 2009

Richard Merkin’s lively and colorful illustrations have been featured in the New Yorker, Harper’s, and the New York Times Sunday Magazine since the late 1980s. This jovial double portrait honors a life-long friendship between Merkin and the painter and sculptor Italo Scanga (American, born Italy, 1932–2001), who met in
1960 while students at Michigan State University and taught together at RISD from 1964 to 1965. The piece was also shown in the RISD Faculty Biennial in 2001.

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