After training in New York and Europe on the G.I. Bill, Gabriel Kohn settled in Los Angeles in 1965 to work on his sculpture full time. He had lived in Southern California before the war, using his training in architectural sculpture to design sets at Paramount. Ultimately his artistic impulse took over, and he worked with terracotta and clay before reaching his mature period using wood. Kohn joined simplified, anthropomorphic forms of carved wood to create his final works, emphasizing the connections between space and matter. Kohn’s lithographs made at Tamarind reflect a similar interest in these areas of intersection, particularly in overlapping shapes and areas of color.
Details
- Artist Name: Gabriel Kohn (American, 1910-1975)
- Title: Untitled
- Date: 1963
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: sheet: 25 x 20 in. (63.5 x 50.8 cm); image: 25 x 20 in. (63.5 x 50.8 cm)
- Publisher: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc.
- Printer: Aris Koutroulis
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Anonymous Gift
- Accession Number: P.1967.20.003
Object Information
Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California
- Norton Simon Museum, 2011-10-02 to 2012-04-02
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