Untitled (Ceiling Tile) from the collection of Villanova University Art Collection

Untitled (Ceiling Tile)

Acrylic, watercolor, wood and paper on linen mounted to drywall tile

23 x 23 in

Signature: Signed at upper center

Inv: 2003-MIXM-029

Available

One of Maitin’s most frequent collaborators in spreading joy was Dr. Luther W. Brady, Chief of Radiation Oncology at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital in Philadelphia for over fifty years. Dr. Brady dedicated much of his spare time to working with artistic nonprofits, such as the Friends of the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fleisher Art Memorial.

Throughout their long friendship, Brady commissioned Maitin to create numerous works to be displayed at Hahnemann, including a 1967 mural and a series of over 50 ceiling tiles. Patients with cancer would see these joyful ceiling tiles while lying prone to receive radiation therapy.

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From Villanova University Art Collection

Irvin Nahan

Untitled (Cathedral Town), 1970

Watercolor

4.15 x 6.5 in
Ben Wolf

Untitled (Houses By The Sea)

Oil on canvas

15.5 x 19.5 in
Samuel Prout

Untitled (Architectural detail), c.1800

Pencil and conte on paper

5.5 x 4.25 in
Eduardo Paolozzi

Untitled (From Series "Definition Of The Least Object")

Paper

14.75 x 9.75 in
Eduardo Paolozzi

Untitled (from the series "Definition of the Least Object")

Silkscreen poster

15 x 10 in
Eduardo Paolozzi

Untitled (from the series "Definition of the Least Object")

Silkscreen

15 x 10 in
Edna Hibel

Untitled (Family, Statue Of Liberty And Doves)

Color Lithograph

23 x 18 in
Emlen Etting

Untitled (Head)

Pencil on paper

7.5 x 9.5 in

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About the artist

Samuel Maitin

1928-2004

Sam Maitin (1928-2004) was an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, muralist, graphic designer, teacher, and political activist. Known as Philadelphia's unofficial "Mayor of the Arts", Maitin attended the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Arts (later changed to University of the Arts) before working at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School of Communication, Woodmere Museum, and more.

Common visual themes among Maitin's work include geometric shapes, bright and unblended colors, and the occasional addition of text. His work is in the permanent collection of several museums throughout Europe and the United States.

Additional Artworks

Untitled (Cathedral Town), 1970

Untitled (Houses By The Sea)

Untitled (Architectural detail), c.1800

Untitled (From Series "Definition Of The Least Object")

Untitled (from the series "Definition of the Least Object")

Untitled (from the series "Definition of the Least Object")

Untitled (Family, Statue Of Liberty And Doves)

Untitled (Head)

About the artist

Samuel Maitin