KENNETH VICTOR YOUNG, WASHINGTON, DC 1933-2017, UNTITLED ca. 1979, Acrylic on canvas
KENNETH VICTOR YOUNG
WASHINGTON, DC, 1933-2017
UNTITLED ca. 1979
Acrylic on canvas
Catalogue note:
Kenneth Young was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1933. He studied science at the University of Louisville, where he befriended fellow Louisville native Sam Gilliam and switched his focus to art. In 1959, Young won the prestigious University of Louisville Allen R. Hite Scholarship, joining the ranks of previous winners Sam Gilliam and Robert Douglas. 1964 was an important year for Young: he moved to Washington, D.C., staying briefly with former classmate Sam Gilliam, and took a position as an exhibition designer for the Smithsonian institute, a job he would hold for over 30 years.
In 1965, six artists from the area - Gene Davis, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing and Paul Reed - exhibited at the now-famous exhibition at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, cementing the movement known as the "Washington Color School." Young was friends with most of the participants and used similar techniques in his work, painting with diluted acrylics on raw canvas.
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Condition: For a detailed condition report please request more information.
KENNETH VICTOR YOUNG
WASHINGTON, DC, 1933-2017
UNTITLED ca. 1979
Acrylic on canvas
Catalogue note:
Kenneth Young was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1933. He studied science at the University of Louisville, where he befriended fellow Louisville native Sam Gilliam and switched his focus to art. In 1959, Young won the prestigious University of Louisville Allen R. Hite Scholarship, joining the ranks of previous winners Sam Gilliam and Robert Douglas. 1964 was an important year for Young: he moved to Washington, D.C., staying briefly with former classmate Sam Gilliam, and took a position as an exhibition designer for the Smithsonian institute, a job he would hold for over 30 years.
In 1965, six artists from the area - Gene Davis, Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing and Paul Reed - exhibited at the now-famous exhibition at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, cementing the movement known as the "Washington Color School." Young was friends with most of the participants and used similar techniques in his work, painting with diluted acrylics on raw canvas.
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Condition: For a detailed condition report please request more information.
