Original painting for The Wildnerness Society, Florida Keys Program; Gouache and acrylic on illustration board , Charley Harper. Image courtesy Altman Siegel Gallery S/F
Exhibition
Charley Harper
September 10–October 31
Altman Siegel Gallery SF, 49 Geary Street, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, California 94108
Charley Harper (1922-2007), over the course of a 60-year career as a prolific graphic designer, painter and illustrator, brought his unique, modernist style to a wide range of publications, such as Charles Harper’s Birds and Words (1974, Frame House Gallery, 2008, AMMO books) as well as illustrated ads for Morten Salt, Libby’s Pineapple and Proctor & Gamble. This exhibition celebrates his perspective of birds and wildlife, a genre previously dominated by naturalism and realism.
More info: altmansiegel.com
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