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From UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art

  1. stardust supernova by eri king, Image 1.

    eri king

    stardust supernova, 2023

    Crayon on archival paper

    12 x 9 in

  2. sunburnt on the lazy river by eri king, Image 1.

    eri king

    sunburnt on the lazy river, 2023

    Crayon on archival paper

    12 x 9 in

  3. Gateway / Free Parking by James Stanford, Image 1.

    James Stanford

    Gateway / Free Parking, 2017

    Digital print on Fujichrome Pearl archival paper

    48 x 48 in

  4. Sign by Maureen Halligan, Image 1.

    Maureen Halligan

    Sign, 2015

    Acrylic, Flashe and shellac on linen on panel

    16 x 16 x 1.5 in

  5. Book by Alexa Hoyer, Image 2.

    Alexa Hoyer

    Book, 2015

    Archival pigmented print on Dibond

    43 x 54.75 x 1.75 in

  6. David Hockney (Hockney in London) by Michael Childers, Image 1.

    Michael Childers

    David Hockney (Hockney in London), 2007

    Color photograph

    11 x 14 in

  7. Ruban Rouge by Victoria Reynolds, Image 1.

    Victoria Reynolds

    Ruban Rouge, 2007

    Oil on panel

  8. Hugs 'End of the Rainbow' Series X by Michael Ogilvie, Image 1.

    Michael Ogilvie

    Hugs 'End of the Rainbow' Series X, 2005

    Pencil, ink, acrylic

    20 x 30 in

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About the artist

Charles Wells

American

1935-2017

Charles Wells was an American printmaker and sculptor. Born in New York City in 1935, he initially pursued a career in literature before a revelatory encounter with the art of Leonard Baskin (1922–2000) changed the course of his life. He studied for an apprenticeship under Baskin, eventually receiving fellowships that allowed him to work for a time in Italy before returning to the United States, where he settled on his family's property in Pennsylvania. “He works with the theme of the individual as victim, and draws ideas from literature and contemporary social issues,” noted the Smithsonian curator Virginia M. Mecklenburg in 1987. “Like his generalized figural compositions, his portraits have a haunting, masklike quality that probes psychological states rather than nuances of appearance.” Wells is represented in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., Whitney Museum, New York, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, and other institutions. He passed away in 2017.