Robert Gordy (American, 1933-1986)

He was known for his complex acrylic paintings which featured patterning and repetition, and linear shapes in a flat pictorial space in closely-keyed colors. In the early 1980s, the human head began to emerge as an important element in his paintings and in a series of monotypes created in Santa Fe. (Institute for Research and Art)

Born October 13, 1933, Jefferson Island, Louisiana, he died September 25, 1986.

Education:
1956 M.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1955 B.A., Lousiana State Univeristy, Baton Rouge, LA
1953 Studied with Hans Hoffman

Professional Experience:
1965 Instructor, University of New Orleans, LA
1963 Instructor, T...