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For Love (Robert Creeley)

R.B. Kitaj American
Printer Chris Prater British
1966
Not on view
After serving in the U.S. Army in France and Germany in the 1950s, Kitaj moved to England to study art under the G.I. Bill. As a student at the Royal College of Art, Kitaj was recognized for his accomplished draftsmanship, a skill also evidenced in his prints. In 1966 he embarked on a portfolio of prints depicting contemporary poets mainly from Black Mountain College, an experimental college in North Carolina. The subject of the first print is Robert Creeley, a friend and later collaborator of the artist’s. Kitaj had Creeley sit for a portrait sketch in pastel, which was photographed, transferred to a screen, and printed.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: For Love (Robert Creeley)
  • Series/Portfolio: First Series: Some Poets
  • Artist: R.B. Kitaj (American, Cleveland, Ohio 1932–2007 Los Angeles, California)
  • Publisher: Marlborough Galerie AG.
  • Printer: Chris Prater (British, London 1924–1996 London)
  • Date: 1966
  • Medium: Screenprint in six colors
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 25 1/2 × 18 1/16 in. (64.7 × 45.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: John B. Turner Fund, 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.1060(1)
  • Rights and Reproduction: © R.B.Kitaj Estate
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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