Description: RARE AND VIVIDLY STRIKING VINTAGE MODERN ABSTRACT COLLAGE OIL PAINTING ON BOARD BY ESTEEMED CHICAGO MODERNIST SCULPTOR, PAINTER AND ART PROFESSOR HARRY D BOURAS. (American 1932-1990). THIS WORK IS TITLED ENTRY TO SUMMER. COMPRISED OF A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC ABSTRACT COMPOSITION BEAUTIFULLY RENDERED WITH VARIOUS MATERIALS INCORPORATED INTO A BOLD TEXTURED COLLAGE. SIMPLY AMAZING. MONUMENTAL CENTERPIECE. SIGNED AND DATED 7/72 BY HARRY BOURAS ON THE VERSO. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION . MILD WEAR TO THE FRAME, AS SHOWN. IT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM ITS BEAUTY IN ANY WAY. DIMENSIONS: 36”H x 48”W Harry D. Bouras (1932 - 1990) was active/lived in Illinois. Harry Bouras is known for Sculptor-collage, assemblage. Harry Bouras Born: 1932 - Rochester, New York Died: 1990 Known for: Sculptor-collage, assemblage Sculptor, calligrapher, and collagist; art critic for WFMT radio; Chicago, Ill.; b. 1931; d. 1990 Harry Bouras (1931-1990) was an artist, critic, teacher, and radio personality in Chicago. For 25 years he hosted "Art and Artists" (originally called "Critic's Choice"), a weekly radio program on art criticism on WFMT in Chicago. He was artist-in-residence at the University of Chicago from 1962 to 1964, and at Northwestern University from 1965 to 1967. He taught at Columbia College in Chicago from 1964 until 1989. He was a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities and published numerous articles on art and literature. A Chicago-based sculptor, Harry Bouras did assemblage and direct-metal sculpture; his preferred media were steel, concrete and bronze. He was born in Rochester, New York and earned his B.A. degree at the University of Rochester in 1951. From 1955 to 1956, he studied at the University of Chicago, and from 1962 to 1964, he was artist-in-residence there. He was a member of the Cliff Dwellers and Arts Club of Chicago. He exhibited five times at the Art Institute of Chicago where in 1962, he won the Pauline Palmer award. He also won the Logan Gold Medal for sculpture. From 1971 to 1972, he studied on a Guggenheim Fellowship. Harry Bouras paintings and sculptures are housed in prominent museums and exhibited in prestigious galleries worldwide. Source: Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art" Museums: Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL) Museum of Modern Art, New York (New York City, NY) Wright Museum of Art (Beloit, WI) 10 Book References for Harry Bouras YearAuthorTitlePagesColor 2005 Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005479No 2005Davenport, RayDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition2421No 1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes3724No 1991Falk, Peter HastingsBiennial Exhibition Record of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Exhibition catalog)335No 1990Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)1117No 1985Krantz, LesAmerican Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans347Yes 1976Jaques Cattell PressWho's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition756No 1973Jaques Cattell PressWho's Who in American Art, 1973927No 1969Meilach, Dona; SeldenDirect Metal Sculpture0No 1961Seitz, William CThe Art of Assemblage (Exhibition catalog)176Yes
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Artist: Harry D Bouras
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: H Bouras
Size: Large
Item Length: 48 In
Region of Origin: Illinois, USA
Framing: Framed
Year of Production: 1972
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 36 in
Style: Abstract, Expressionism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Culture: Modernism Expressionist
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 48 In
Time Period Produced: 1970-1979
Signed: Yes
Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)
Title: Entry To Summer
Material: Paper, Oil On Board
Subject: Modern Art Mixed Media, Assemblage
Type: Painting
Theme: Modern Art
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States