Jan de Swart hand carved Zebra wood Mystery box c. 1970
JAN DE SWART (1908-1987) Netherlands / USA
Mystery box c. 1970
Hand carved and assembled box form with a curiosity element of a large turquoise cabochon with raw hide wraps underneath the lid.
For more information see: Jan de Swart: A Day That Becomes a Lifetime, exhibition catalogue (California: Fine Arts Gallery at the San Fernando Valley State College, February 1972); Jan de Swart, Mike McGee and William G. Otton (Laguna Beach, California: Laguna Art Museum, 1986).
W: 16 1/2″ x H: 4 1/2″ x D: 5″
Price: $4,700
Constantly seeking and inventing new materials Jan de Swart was a true modernist. He was influenced by artists such as Isamu Noguchi, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames, and later Sam Maloof and Wendell Castle. Although he had been creating small sculptures since his arrival in California from Holland in 1929, he had not been widely recognized until being introduced to John Entenza, publisher of Arts & Architecture magazine in 1947. Soon thereafter, he was able to create larger works and began collaborating with architects such as Whitney Smith and Victor Gruen on special commissions. His work is in the permanent collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Smithsonian, and the Ford Foundation. He was honored with the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Sculpture in 1965.
George Manupelli “AC Sandino” Silk screen poster c. 1970
GEORGE MANUPELLI (1931-2014) USA
“AC Sandino” Silk screen poster c. 1970
Silk-screen with black and red ink.
This stylized “Ben-Day dot” technique image of Augusto Cesar Sandino (AC Sandino (1895-1934) was a Nicaraguan revolutionary and guerrilla leader), the poster is float mounted in a white gold leaf edged frame.
Signed: george manupelli (in ink below image) and in pencil script below black inked printed name
Poster dimensions: H: 35″ x W: 23″
Framed dimensions: H: 41 1/2″ x W: 29 1/2″ x D: 2 1/2″
George Manupelli was born in Boston’s North End in 1931. A pioneer in experimental film since 1955, he has exhibited and won awards internationally including the 1964 Venice and 1965 Sao Paulo Biennials. He recently received and Avant- Garde Master Award for his Dr. Chicago films. He holds a Doctorate Degree from Columbia University (1959), and has taught at the University of Michigan, York University, was Dean of the San Francisco Art Institute, and was a Fellow at the University of Illinois Center for Advanced Studies. Manupelli founded the Ann Arbor Film Festival in 1963 and directed it for 17 years. He was also a member of the music theatre ONCE Group. His many films are in the archive of the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.
***This print is made from a 1930s photo of revolutionary Augusto Sandino.
Bueche Girod 18k white gold square face wrist watch with a crimson red watch face and an extremely fine woven 18k white gold band and clasp, signed, c.1970
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