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Howard Mehring, Banner, 1957, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Vincent Melzac Collection, 1980.6.13
Howard Mehring, Banner, 1957, acrylic on canvas, 52 1⁄2 x 65 1⁄2 in. (133.4 x 166.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Vincent Melzac Collection, 1980.6.13

Artwork Details

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Artist
Date
1957
Location
Dimensions
52 1⁄2 x 65 1⁄2 in. (133.4 x 166.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift from the Vincent Melzac Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1980.6.13
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.6.13

Artwork Description

During the late 1950s, Howard Mehring based his work on Jackson Pollock’s “drip” paintings. He described his experiments as “stained” Pollocks, because his thin paints penetrated the fibers of the unprimed canvas. Mehring compared his translucent washes of color to the tonalities of music, saying that he wanted to capture the “floating sensation” of jazz in his paintings. (Livingston, Howard Mehring: A Retrospective Exhibition, 1978)

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Howard Mehring, Banner, 1957, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Vincent Melzac Collection, 1980.6.13
Banner
Artist
Date1957
acrylic on canvas
On view
Howard Mehring, Untitled, 1960, synthetic polymer: acrylic on fabric: canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Benjamin P. Nicolette, 1977.86.2
Untitled
Artist
Date1960
synthetic polymer: acrylic on fabric: canvas
Not on view
Howard Mehring, Untitled, 1961, synthetic polymer: acrylic on fabric: canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Wetmore, 1979.40.2
Untitled
Artist
Date1961
synthetic polymer: acrylic on fabric: canvas
Not on view
Howard Mehring, Untitled, 1954, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Vincent Melzac Collection, 1980.6.12
Untitled
Artist
Date1954
oil on canvas
Not on view

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