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Larry Day At 100 welcomes Day back with a career overview of more than 20 works: early abstractions, figurative, and geometric architectural compositions, on both canvas and paper, exploring oil, watercolor, and a range of drawing media.
Sep 25, 2021 · A retrospective exhibition of the Philadelphia painter Larry Day (1921-1998), who explored the ordinary and the extraordinary in his figurative and abstract works. See his paintings, drawings, and sketches from the 1950s to the 1990s at three venues, including Woodmere Art Museum.
Day, who practiced abstraction in the 1950s and showed his work with members of the New York School, contributed to conversations in American art that refocused attention on figurative representation.
Explore the paintings, drawings and prints of Larry Day, a Philadelphia-based artist who shifted from abstraction to figuration and cityscape. See nearly 150 works from the 1950s to the 1990s at Arcadia University, University of the Arts and Woodmere Art Museum.
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By Phong Bui , Sid Sachs, Ruth Fine, Bill Valerio, and Richard TorchiaBy Richard Shiff, Scott Rothkopf, and Carlos BasualdoBy Phong BuiBy Charles SchultzBy Elina AlterBy Louis BlockGuest Critic:W. J. T. MitchellBy Mieke BalBy Janice Misurell-MitchellBy Charles BernsteinBy Charles SchultzBy John DominiBy Yvonne C. GarrettBy Amanda AuerbachBy Adolf AlzupharBy Martin LongleyBy George GrellaBy Scott GuttermanBy Tanya Jayani FernandoBy Christopher AtamianBy Mike StinavageBy Annie BerkeBy Harrison BlackmanBy Edward MendezBy Farah AbdessamadBy Eileen MylesBy Neeli CherkovskiBy John KeeneBy Ghinwa JawhariBy Brandt JunceauBy Charlie M. SchultzBy Jennie WaldowBy Leah OllmanThis exhibition celebrates Larry Day (1921-1998) in his centenary year, exploring his singular contributions to American art and the lasting power of his obs...
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Aug 18, 2021 · Presented during his centennial year, Body Language: The Art of Larry Day explores the Philadelphia-based artist’s shift from abstraction into figuration and his impact on the city’s cultural fabric.
