Artist

Mel Ramos

born Sacramento, CA 1935-died Oakland, CA 2018
Also known as
  • Mel J. Ramos
  • Melvin John Ramos
Born
Sacramento, California, United States
Died
Oakland, California, United States

Works by this artist (2 items)

Oliver Hilliard Booth III, African Dance, 1988, black walnut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.2
African Dance
Date1988
black walnut
Not on view
Oliver Hilliard Booth III, Bowl, 1996, cherry, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.3
Bowl
Date1996
cherry
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1966.29.23 - SAAM-1966.29.23_1 - 2177
Pop Art Prints
March 21, 2014August 31, 2014
In the 1950s and 1960s, pop art offered a stark contrast to abstract expressionism, then the dominant movement in American art.