Leo Krikorian, “Untitled,” 1948. Oil on masonite. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Leo Krikorian (b. 1922 Fowler, CA, 2nd generation Armenian – d. 2005 Paris, France) Leo Krikorian was born in California and grew up...
Ilya Bolotowsky, “Diamond III,” 1979. Silkscreen on paper, ed. 1881/225. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Robert F. Gold. Ilya Bolotowsky (b. 1907 St. Petersburg, Russia – d. 1981 New York, NY) Ilya Bolotowsky and his family...
Cynthia Homire, “Untitled (I got this idea from Philip Guston…years & years of struggle for a few moments of grace),” 1993. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Cynthia Homire (Student 1950-1953)...
M.C. Richards, “Magical Objects,” date unknown. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Julia Connor. Hazel Larsen Archer, Portrait of M.C. Richards, ca. 1952. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the Estate of Hazel Larsen Archer. M.C....
Jack Tworkov, “KTL #1,” 1982. Lithograph. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of Pat and Ed Butler. Jack Tworkov, “L-SF-ES #1,” 1979. Etching with aquatint, copyright proof #2 for subscriber’s edition. Collection of Black...
Emerson Woelffer, “Untitled,” 1979. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Private Donor. Emerson Woelffer (b. 1914 Chicago, IL – d. 2003) Emerson Woelffer was born in Chicago, and as a child travelled the Yucatan where he became fascinated...
Jean Charlot working on fresco “Inspiration” under the Studies Building Black Mountain College, Summer 1944. Courtesy of Western Regional Archives. Gift of Janet Heling Roberts. Jean Charlot (b. 1898 Paris, France – d. 1979 Honolulu, Hawaii) Jean...
Kenneth Snelson, “Tall Star,” 1979. Aluminum and stainless steel. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the Artist. Kenneth Snelson (b. 1927 Pendleton, Oregon – d. 2016 New York City) Internationally known artist Kenneth Snelson was...
Nataraj Vashi and Praveena Mehta at BMC. Digital print from archival scan. Western Regional Archives, State Archives of NC. Nataraj Vashi (b. 1924 Gujarat, India – d. 1999) and Praveena Mehta (b. 1923 – d.1992 Mumbai, India) Nataraj Vashi and Praveena...