Art, Antiques, & Jewelry
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Lot 154
Nick Vaccaro "Altar" (1970s-80s Assemblage)
Unsold
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Nick Vaccaro
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Altar, circa 1970s-80s
"Magic Box" assemblage
12" x 15" x 3 1/4"
Titled to the reverse. At the center of the assemblage is a lenticular of the birth of Christ, framed with an array of knickknacks from keychains to advertising magnets.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.
Very good condition.
(Kansas, 1931-2002)
Altar, circa 1970s-80s
"Magic Box" assemblage
12" x 15" x 3 1/4"
Titled to the reverse. At the center of the assemblage is a lenticular of the birth of Christ, framed with an array of knickknacks from keychains to advertising magnets.
Nick Vaccaro was a professor and chairman of the drawing and painting department at the University of Kansas. As an artist, Vaccaro was the recipient of purchase awards from the San Francisco Museum of Art (1958), the Dallas Museum of Fine Art (1961), and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, and his work has additionally been exhibited in the Nelson Gallery of Art, Oklahoma Arts Center, Wichita Art Museum, and Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts.