Tom Wesselmann Cincinnati, United States, 1931-2004

Biography

Tom Wesselmann studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy, then at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture in New York. Wesselmann became one of the leading Americans of pop art in the 1960s.

The artist is known internationally for his collages, paintings and sculptures of still lifes, landscapes and nudes. In his collages, Wesselmann included everyday objects and advertising clippings representing two of the most important themes that were repeated throughout his career: female nudes and still lifes. However, his most famous work is, probably, Great American Nude series, in which, with thick shapes and intense colors, Wesselman avoided detailing the figure of the female body to prevent it from becoming a depersonalized sexual symbol.

Wesselmann’s work is part of numerous collections of museums and galleries, including Art Institute, Chicago; Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington; Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid; National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo; National Galerie, Berlin; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

 

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