The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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1936 Grand Rapids, Michigan - 1996. Known for: Pop replications, sculpture.
Robert Dowd is most recognized for his paintings of United States currency and stamps. His style was loosely based on the Pop movement of the 1960's and abstract expressionist ideas. Dowd was born in... Read full biography
Robert Dowd is most recognized for his paintings of United States currency and stamps. His style was loosely based on the Pop movement of the 1960's and abstract expressionist ideas. Dowd was born in 1936 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and after graduating... Read full biography
Robert Dowd is most recognized for his paintings of United States currency and stamps. His style was loosely based on the Pop movement of the 1960's and abstract expressionist ideas. Dowd was born in 1936 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and after graduating he served in the United States Marine Corps until 1957. When he returned to Detroit, Dowd enrolled in the Center for Creative Study where experimentation was encouraged. He developed his own style... Read full biography
Robert Dowd is most recognized for his paintings of United States currency and stamps. His style was loosely based on the Pop movement of the 1960's and abstract expressionist ideas. Dowd was born in 1936 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and after graduating he served in the United States Marine Corps until 1957. When he returned to Detroit, Dowd enrolled in the Center for Creative Study where experimentation was encouraged. He developed his own style during his academic career and admired the work of Jasper Johns and Willem de Kooning. In 1960 as a member of the Young Artists Group in Detroit, Dowd shared ideas with fellow member Phillip Hefferton. The two artists, limited by their inadequate studio... Read full biography
Robert Dowd is most recognized for his paintings of United States currency and stamps. His style was loosely based on the Pop movement of the 1960's and abstract expressionist ideas. Dowd was born in 1936 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and after graduating he served in the United States Marine Corps until 1957. When he returned to Detroit, Dowd enrolled in the Center for Creative Study where experimentation was encouraged. He developed his own style during his academic career and admired the work of Jasper Johns and Willem de Kooning. In 1960 as a member of the Young Artists Group in Detroit, Dowd shared ideas with fellow member Phillip Hefferton. The two artists, limited by their inadequate studio space, believed their careers would flourish in another location. Dowd decided to relocate to San Francisco, California. He moved there in 1960... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (6)
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesCalifornia Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media
1998Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall560 pages (color)Art & Money (University of Chicago)
1995Shell, Marc230 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993Bowker R R1,473 pagesL A Pop in the Sixties
1989
(Exhibition catalog)Ayres, Anne/Jay Belloli144 pages (color)