Joe Brainard

Joe Brainard

American · 1942–1994 · Painter, Printmaker

Joe Brainard was an American artist and writer associated with the New York School. His prodigious and innovative body of work included assemblages, collages, drawing, and… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Joe Brainard, Born to Lose, 1970, watercolor and pencil on paperBorn to LoseRago Auctions · $45,360≈ £37,512≈ €42,999Sign up to see
  2. Joe Brainard, Untitled (Nancy Landscape), 1968, mixed media collageUntitled (Nancy Landscape)Rago Auctions · $17,030≈ £13,546≈ €15,779Sign up to see
  3. Joe Brainard, Guess Where I Found This?!!, 1964, Mixed-media collage and ink on paperGuess Where I Found This?!!Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $11,250≈ £7,983≈ €10,203Sign up to see

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Joe Brainard was an American artist and writer associated with the New York School. His prodigious and innovative body of work included assemblages, collages, drawing, and painting, as well as designs for book and album covers, theatrical sets and costumes. In particular, Brainard broke new ground in using comics as a poetic medium in his collaborations with other New York School poets. He is best known for his memoir I Remember, of which Paul Auster said: "It is ... one of the few totally original books I have ever read."

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Born 1942, SalemDied 1994, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, Illustrator, PhotographerWikidata Q1691342 ↗ULAN 500020064 ↗

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Fine Arts BostonMuseum of Modern ArtWhitney Museum of American Art

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New York SchoolHarlem Renaissancesurrealism

Also known as David Goldblatt, James Richmond Barthé, Leonor Fini, Leonora Fini, Lewis David Goldblatt, Nari Ward, Oliver Jackson, Oliver L. Jackson and 2 other name forms

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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