Ronald L. Grow (American, 1934-2012), Transcon Floater, 1965 Color Lithograph
Ronald L. Grow (American, 1934–2012) was an Ohio-born sculptor, printmaker, and educator who earned his M.A. from UCLA and taught sculpture at the University of New Mexico and the Maryland Institute College of Art during the 1960s and 1970s. His work combined carefully controlled geometry with forms inspired by architecture, machinery, and the human body Examples of his prints are held by the Museum of Modern Art, the Norton Simon Museum, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and the Hammer Museum’s Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts.
Transcon Floater, 1965, color lithograph on white Arches paper. A symmetrical-like image is organized within a rounded rectangular field in orange, pale blue, lavender-gray, and white, with repeated bulbous forms across the upper register, paired lateral elements, a central bell-like shape, and a striped trapezoidal form extending toward the lower edge. Printed at the University of New Mexico Lithography Workshop and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles, in an edition of 15, with nine additional Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite along the lower margin titled “Transcon Floater,” designated “Tamarind Imp.,” and signed “R. Grow,” with the Tamarind Lithography Workshop and University of New Mexico Lithography Workshop blindstamps along the lower margin. “Tamarind Imp.” identifies this impression as one retained by the workshop outside the numbered edition. The verso bears the graphite workshop number “1307.” Sheet measures approximately 16 x 16 inches; Image measures approximately 12 x 12 inches. The sheet shows light toning and handling with minor edge wear and two remnants of old mounting tape along the upper verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Ronald L. Grow (American, 1934–2012) was an Ohio-born sculptor, printmaker, and educator who earned his M.A. from UCLA and taught sculpture at the University of New Mexico and the Maryland Institute College of Art during the 1960s and 1970s. His work combined carefully controlled geometry with forms inspired by architecture, machinery, and the human body Examples of his prints are held by the Museum of Modern Art, the Norton Simon Museum, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and the Hammer Museum’s Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts.
Transcon Floater, 1965, color lithograph on white Arches paper. A symmetrical-like image is organized within a rounded rectangular field in orange, pale blue, lavender-gray, and white, with repeated bulbous forms across the upper register, paired lateral elements, a central bell-like shape, and a striped trapezoidal form extending toward the lower edge. Printed at the University of New Mexico Lithography Workshop and published by the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles, in an edition of 15, with nine additional Tamarind impressions. Inscribed in graphite along the lower margin titled “Transcon Floater,” designated “Tamarind Imp.,” and signed “R. Grow,” with the Tamarind Lithography Workshop and University of New Mexico Lithography Workshop blindstamps along the lower margin. “Tamarind Imp.” identifies this impression as one retained by the workshop outside the numbered edition. The verso bears the graphite workshop number “1307.” Sheet measures approximately 16 x 16 inches; Image measures approximately 12 x 12 inches. The sheet shows light toning and handling with minor edge wear and two remnants of old mounting tape along the upper verso. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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16 x 16 in
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