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For Immediate Release – Show Announcement for 2009 Gary Lee Shaffer (1936-2001)
Abstract Expressionist Stone Lithographs by a New York / San Francisco Printmaker
1959 to 1967
Show Opens Thursday, March 26th
WHEN: Show runs March 26th – June 30th, 2009
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, March 26th from 5:30-8:30pm - free and open to the public
WHO: Gary Lee Shaffer (1936 -2001)
WHAT: Gary Lee Shaffer was a forward looking and self-sufficient artist who avoided social and political movements, working independently in a non-objective, expressionist manner. From Lansing Michigan, he set out to New York in 1957, joining many other artists like Agnes Martin and Hans Hoffman who converged on a new and exciting emerging urban art scene. He was searching for an identity, a medium and an aesthetic means to convey subjective states through Abstract Expressionism. There is nothing subtle about any of Shaffer's work. His prints reflect post war and modern trends in printmaking that originated on the East Coast. Expressionism is the thread woven through his work starting with pure fluid abstractions to his large moody deconstructed landscapes. His forms and colors are bold, imagery laden with symbols and organic, biomorphic shapes. A reclining stylized figure appears in his earlier work along with tactile stone forms, targets, spheres, the sun and circles. 90 works on paper are available for display and on sale.
IMAGES: Available for publication on request.
WHERE: Lost Art Salon; 245 S. Van Ness #303 at 13th, San Francisco, CA 94103
PUBLIC INFO: 415.861.1530 / www.lostartsalon.com CONTACT: Rob Delamater 415.861.1530 / [email protected]
Dellard Cassity (1926-2008)
Op Art and Hard Edge Abstraction Paintings
Show Opens Friday, July 31st
WHEN: Show runs July 31st– September 30th, 2009
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, July 31st from 5:30-8:30pm - free and open to the public
WHO: Dellard Cassity (1926 - 2008)
WHAT: Dellard Cassity was born in Litchfield Illinois where he spent his entire life making art. He graduated with a B.F.A. from the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University. Cassity has had several one-man shows throughout his life. Pieces from his portfolio were exhibited at the 26th Illinois Invitational Exhibition at the Illinois State museum in 1973. Some of his work resides within the permanent collection of the Illinois State Museum in Springfield. We are presenting a selection of over a hundred pieces.
IMAGES: Available for publication on request.
WHERE: Lost Art Salon; 245 S. Van Ness #303 at 13th, San Francisco, CA 94103
PUBLIC INFO: 415.861.1530 / www.lostartsalon.com
CONTACT: Rob Delamater 415.861.1530 / [email protected] Hope Brooks Meryman (1931-1975)
Woodcuts from the 1960s
Show Opens Thursday, October 22nd
WHEN: Show runs October 22nd 2009 – January 30, 2009
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, October 22nd from 5:30-8:30pm - free and open to the public
WHO: Hope Brooks Meryman (born in 1930s; died in 1970s)
WHAT: 50 woodcuts on paper done by Hope Brooks Meryman during her short art career in New York City in the 1960s will be on display. Hope died of cancer in her early 40s. She was the sister of Santa Barbara artists Meredith Brooks Abbott and Whitney Brooks Abbott and the wife of Richard Meryman, a New York art biographer.
IMAGES: Available for publication on request.
WHERE: Lost Art Salon; 245 S. Van Ness #303 at 13th, San Francisco, CA 94103
PUBLIC INFO: 415.861.1530 / www.lostartsalon.com
CONTACT: Rob Delamater 415.861.1530 / [email protected]
ABOUT LOST ART SALON: Designed in the fashion of an Early 20th Century European salon, this destination shop features original Modern Era art (1900-1960s) presented in an eclectic residential setting (think Paris 1920s meets industrial urban loft). Our fine art collection is comprised of works by rediscovered and historically significant artists. It reflects the major styles and movements of the early and mid 20th Century (1900-1960s). Our library of over 3,000 modernist, vintage and antique pieces is constantly expanding. Every piece is researched, reconditioned and catalogued for art historical records. We use restored period frames combined with archival framing techniques. New shows debut every three months, showcasing the compelling stories behind important Modern Era collections.
Lost Art Salon has built a reputation over the last four years as an extensive resource to the design community for original period art (1900-1960s). Designers, decorators and stylists utilize the Salon for sourcing affordable original works with distinctive period flair. The Salon also keeps open hours for the public from Tuesday through Saturday.
245 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 303 (at 13th Street), San Francisco, CA 94103
Open Hours: Tuesday-Saturday – Noon – 5pm. Open until 7pm on Thursday.
Telephone: 415.861.153 * Website: www.lostartsalon.com * Email: [email protected]