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| Robert S. Neuman, Beach Figure, 1965, oil on French linen, 50 x 60 inches. |
Please join us for an Opening Reception Wednesday September 5, 4– 6 pm
Keene State faculty member Craig
Stockwell has curated an exhibit of works by Robert S. Neuman who taught at
Keene State from 1972-1990. Neuman currently works and lives in the Boston area.
Neuman was born in 1926 in Idaho and began painting as a student after serving
in the Air Force during WWII. He began teaching in 1952 and subsequently taught
at several universities including Brown, Harvard and Keene State. He has shown
widely and has work in major museums and private collections. He is represented by Allan Stone Gallery and Sunne Savage Gallery. He was the very first artist
to exhibit at the prestigious Pace Gallery in NY, which recently celebrated
their 50th anniversary. He has been the recipient of Guggenheim and Fulbright
fellowships.
Robert S. Neuman is an abstract painter
who has worked through a variety of approaches to different questions about
painting. He usually works in extended series in which a particular motif is
explored. His work has an ability to combine precise hard-edge geometries with
bold physical gesture and studied primitivism. His use of color is both
intelligent and bold.
In
this exhibit there will be a selection of works dating from 1961-1987. There
will also be included several works by former students of Neuman’s, who wished
to pay tribute to their much admired teacher.
Carroll House Galleries at Keene State College • 238 Main Street • Keene, NH 03435 •
Art Dept 603.358.2040 • Gallery Contact: Lrichardson2@keene.edu • www.academics.keene.edu/art/Hours: Wed 2-5 and Thur-Sat 12-5
Opening Reception: Wednesday September 5, 4– 6 pm
