Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Santa Ana, CA 92706
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Museums page for Edward Kienholz ((1927 - 1994)), known for Funk assemblage, mixed media. Showing 11 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1927 Fairfield, Washington - 1994. Known for: Funk assemblage, mixed media.
A gallery operator turned artist, Edward Kienholz became one of the leading figures associated with the radical movement on the West Coast and was identified with Popular Culture or Pop Art. He used... Read full biography
A gallery operator turned artist, Edward Kienholz became one of the leading figures associated with the radical movement on the West Coast and was identified with Popular Culture or Pop Art. He used common everyday objects in has assemblages and full-scale environments to jar public awareness of... Read full biography
A gallery operator turned artist, Edward Kienholz became one of the leading figures associated with the radical movement on the West Coast and was identified with Popular Culture or Pop Art. He used common everyday objects in has assemblages and full-scale environments to jar public awareness of social issues that people like to avoid. However, unlike most pop artists, his imagery was not the conventional items of popular culture but was junk--raw, discarded, highly personal items that he found... Read full biography
A gallery operator turned artist, Edward Kienholz became one of the leading figures associated with the radical movement on the West Coast and was identified with Popular Culture or Pop Art. He used common everyday objects in has assemblages and full-scale environments to jar public awareness of social issues that people like to avoid. However, unlike most pop artists, his imagery was not the conventional items of popular culture but was junk--raw, discarded, highly personal items that he found at swap meets, garage sales and in dumpsters. This element of chance effect also aligned him with the Dada movement. He was born in 1927 on a farm in Fairfield, Washington, and had little higher education except for a few semesters of college. A... Read full biography
A gallery operator turned artist, Edward Kienholz became one of the leading figures associated with the radical movement on the West Coast and was identified with Popular Culture or Pop Art. He used common everyday objects in has assemblages and full-scale environments to jar public awareness of social issues that people like to avoid. However, unlike most pop artists, his imagery was not the conventional items of popular culture but was junk--raw, discarded, highly personal items that he found at swap meets, garage sales and in dumpsters. This element of chance effect also aligned him with the Dada movement. He was born in 1927 on a farm in Fairfield, Washington, and had little higher education except for a few semesters of college. A Rembrandt exhibit in Minneapolis inspired him to be an artist as did Tom Lea, an older muralist and painter whom he came to know while livi... Read full biography
Edward Kienholz - Artist Info
About Edward Kienholz: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (11)
All MuseumsHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Smithsonian Institution: 7th Street & Independence Ave. Sw
Mail To: Po Box 37012/Hmsg Mrc 350
Washington, DC 20013-7012Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm
Stockholm, SwedenNational Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103The Dayton Art Institute
456 Belmonte Park North
Dayton, OH 45405The University of Arizona Museum of Art
1031 N. Olive Road
Tucson, AZ 85721-0002Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014