Artist

John Alexander

born Beaumont, TX 1945
Also known as
  • John E. Alexander
Born
Beaumont, Texas, United States
Active in
  • Houston, Texas, United States
  • New York, New York, United States

Works by this artist (5 items)

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Esphyr Slobodkina, As Indicated, ca. 1945, paper on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.93
As Indicated
Artist
Dateca. 1945
paper on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Esphyr Slobodkina, Variation in Black-and-White, from the American Abstract Artists 50th Anniversary Print Portfolio 1987, 1987, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of American Abstract Artists, 1987.52.40
Variation in Black-and-White, from the American Abstract…
Artist
Date1987
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Esphyr Slobodkina, Untitled, from the portfolio American Abstract Artists, 1937, offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.114.27
Untitled, from the portfolio American Abstract Artists
Artist
Date1937
offset lithograph on paper
Not on view
Esphyr Slobodkina, Spring #3, ca. 1948, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.94
Spring #3
Artist
Dateca. 1948
oil on fiberboard
Not on view

Exhibitions

This is a oil painting of swamp scene with birds in sunset blues and yellows.
John Alexander: A Retrospective
December 21, 2007–March 15, 2008
Smithsonian American Art Museum
John Alexander (b. 1945) is internationally renowned for his paintings and drawings, which convey humor, rage and a robust appreciation of the human and natural world.