Happy Birthday America!
Current exhibition
Installation Views
Works
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Billy Apple®A for Apple, 1962-63Neon and bronze24.3 x 21 x 15 cm
9 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches -
Billy Apple®The Presidential Suite: Johnson & Humphrey at L.B.J. Barbecue, 1964Xerography and paint on linen27.2 x 60.6 cm
10 3/4 x 23 7/8 inches -
Billy Al BengstonUntitled, 1969 c.Lacquer and polyester resin on aluminium66.5 x 63 cm
26 1/8 x 24 3/4 inches -
Bruce ConnerUntitled, October 6 1958, 1958Mixed media assemblage on Masonite40 x 26 cm
15 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches -
Joseph CornellUntitled, 1954Painted wood and glass box construction with plastic balls, painted and collaged wood blocks, glass and plastic elements38 x 27.3 x 6.3 cm
15 x 10 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches -
Roy FerdinandUntitled, 1996Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper76.2 x 50.8 cm
30 x 20 inches -
Joe GoodeUntitled, 1971 c.Oil on canvas90 x 120 cm
35 3/8 x 47 1/4 inches -
Robert GrahamSingle Head, 1973Bronze45.1 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
17 3/4 x 12 x 12 inches -
Wally HedrickMadonna and Wire Wheel, 1983Oil on panel, synthetic varnish246 x 169 cm
96 7/8 x 66 1/2 inches -
George HermsSong for Hope, 1986 c.Mixed media assemblage204.5 x 122 x 83.8 cm
80 1/2 x 48 x 33 inches -
Edward & Nancy KienholzThe Wholly Holly Terror, 1986, IdahoMixed media97.5 x 39.5 x 23.7 cm
38 3/8 x 15 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches -
Robert MallaryFugitive / The Gunfighter, 1961Mixed media160 x 17.8 x 25.4 cm
63 x 7 1/8 x 10 inches -
Ed PaschkeTragique, 1980Oil on canvas81.3 x 116.8 cm
32 x 46 inches -
Ken PricePurple Egg, 1960s c.Fired and painted clay10 x 8 x 7 cm
4 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches -
Kurt SeligmannPierrot Seated, 1961Oil on canvas113 x 101.6 cm
44 1/2 x 40 inches -
Julian StanczakCentral Meeting, 2008Acrylic on panel61 x 61 cm
24 x 24 inches -
Richard StankiewiczDouble-Face (1961-14), 1961Mixed metal assemblage69.5 x 22.5 x 23 cm
27 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 9 1/8 inches -
Paul ThekUntitled (Paul painting), October 1970Pencil on paper34 x 23.5 cm
13 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches -
Paul ThekUntitled (Crucifixions), October 1970Pencil on paper34 x 23.5 cm
13 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches -
John TweddleUntitled (2 women), 1967Oil on canvas90 x 122 cm
35 3/8 x 48 1/8 inches -
Robert WattsBLT, 1965Mixed media and acrylic5 x 19.5 x 19.5 cm
2 x 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 inches -
Tom WesselmannGreat American Nude n. 27, 1962Enamel, casein and collage on panel122 x 91.5 cm
48 x 36 inches
Overview
Billy Apple®, A for Apple, 1962-63, Neon and bronze, 24.3 x 21 x 15 cm, 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches
The Mayor Gallery is pleased to present Happy Birthday America!, a group exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. Bringing together a wide-ranging selection of artists, the exhibition offers a focused reflection on the vitality and diversity of American post-war and contemporary art.
Spanning movements from assemblage and Pop to conceptual and figurative practices, the exhibition includes works by Billy Apple, Billy Al Bengston, Bruce Conner, Joseph Cornell, Roy Ferdinand, Joe Goode, Robert Graham, Jann Haworth, Wally Hedrick, George Herms, Edward & Nancy Kienholz, Robert Mallary, Ed Paschke, Ken Price, Kurt Seligmann, Julian Stanczak, Richard Stankiewicz, Paul Thek, John Tweddle, Robert Watts, and Tom Wesselmann.