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Red Grooms Portrait Prints

American, b. 1937
Charles Roger Grooms was born in 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee, a city that, with its lively honky-tonk scene and the theatricality of the historic Grand Ole Opry, would later influence much of his work. Nicknamed for his ginger hair, Red enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1955. A self-proclaimed “restless and undisciplined student,” Grooms spent the next few years moving between schools and cities, including the New School in New York, Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University) in Nashville, and Hans Hofmann’s summer school in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Frustrated with the academic track and anxious to enter the New York art scene, Grooms abandoned formal education to focus exclusively on creating art and securing exhibition opportunities in his Chelsea neighborhood. There, he found quick success and a supportive circle of artists that became close friends and collaborators. From the start of his career, Grooms has worked in multiple media, from painting, printmaking, and sculpture, to installation art, filmmaking, and theatrical experiences known as “Happenings.” Much of his art blurs the boundaries between these different forms, such as his large-scale, carefully-crafted environments he calls “sculpto-pictoramas,” and smaller objects like Dalí Salad. In this example, Grooms combines silkscreened and lithographic elements with a wooden base and acrylic dome to create a three-dimensional portrait of the famous Surrealist artist. Grooms is perhaps best known for his colorful and comedic commentary on the culture, politics, and figures associated with the American urban environment and art historical traditions. Relying on satire and caricature, Grooms’ art has paid homage to a wide range of artists including Rembrandt, Auguste Rodin, Thomas Eakins, and Benjamin West, as well as national icons like Thomas Jefferson and Chuck Berry. Grooms’ disparate output is so difficult to classify that he has been compared to the influential Dada artist, Marcel Duchamp. Like Duchamp, Grooms often deliberately confronts the art world establishment, noting in 1974 that “it’s good to have . . . something to go against.” Despite his affinity for defying the mainstream, Grooms is routinely cited by scholars as one of the leading American artists of his generation and was honored with the National Academy of Design’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. The subject of a 1984 mid-career retrospective exhibition held at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the artist’s work can be found in public collections across the United States, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, as well as in many international museums. - The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Artist: Red Grooms
Red Grooms - Mr. Chuck Berry - Silkscreen with 3-D collage on paper, signed/n
Red Grooms - Mr. Chuck Berry - Silkscreen with 3-D collage on paper, signed/n

Red GroomsRed Grooms - Mr. Chuck Berry - Silkscreen with 3-D collage on paper, signed/n, 1978

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Red Grooms - Mr. Chuck Berry - Silkscreen with 3-D collage on paper, signed/n

By Red Grooms

Located in New York, NY

Red Grooms Mr. Chuck Berry, 1978 Original silkscreen in colors with 3D construction and die-cut collage on paper Signed and numbered 9/25 AP in graphite pencil on the front Pencil si...

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1970s Pop Art Red Grooms Portrait Prints

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Goya's Demons

Red GroomsGoya's Demons, 2009

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Napolean and Josephine

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Napolean and Josephine

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Located in New York, NY

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Fats Domino

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Red Grooms’ “Ruckus Manhattan” in the mid-1970s humorously transformed Grand Central Terminal into a 3-D caricature of New York City. “I wanted to do a novelistic portrait of Manhattan from Battery Park to Grant’s tomb,” Grooms explained. The comic-book inspired interactive installation included iconic landmarks—the subway, Central Park, the Apollo Theater...

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Saskia

Red GroomsSaskia, 2008

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Aubrey Beardsley

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Red Grooms’ “Ruckus Manhattan” in the mid-1970s humorously transformed Grand Central Terminal into a 3-D caricature of New York City. “I wanted to do a novelistic portrait of Manhattan from Battery Park to Grant’s tomb,” Grooms explained. The comic-book inspired interactive installation included iconic landmarks—the subway, Central Park, the Apollo Theater...

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You Can Have a Body Like Mine! Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition of 150, 1978
You Can Have a Body Like Mine! Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition of 150, 1978

Red GroomsYou Can Have a Body Like Mine! Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition of 150, 1978, 1978

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You Can Have a Body Like Mine! Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition of 150, 1978

By Red Grooms

Located in Aventura, FL

Screen print in colors on Arches paper. Hand signed lower right by Red Grooms. Hand numbered 120/150 lower left. Image size: 24 x 18 inches. Sheet size: 31.5 x 25 inches. Frame ...

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Giacometti

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Heads Up D.H. Etching and Aquatint, Hand Signed, 1980, Edition 18/26

Red GroomsHeads Up D.H. Etching and Aquatint, Hand Signed, 1980, Edition 18/26, 1980

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Heads Up D.H. Etching and Aquatint, Hand Signed, 1980, Edition 18/26

By Red Grooms

Located in Aventura, FL

Etching and aquatint, 1980, on BFK Rives, signed and titled in pencil, numbered 18/26. Published by Brooke Alexander, with full margins. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificat...

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Find a wide variety of authentic Red Grooms portrait prints available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Red Grooms in monotype, etching, aquatint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Red Grooms portrait prints, so small editions measuring 15 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ned Martin, Harry Adams, and Henry Diltz. Red Grooms portrait prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,000 and tops out at $8,000, while the average work can sell for $2,500.

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Questions About Red Grooms Portrait Prints
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    1stDibs ExpertJune 6, 2024
    Here are some interesting facts about Red Grooms: His given name is Charles Rogers Grooms, but he began going by his nickname after a gallery owner started calling him "Red" due to the vibrant color of his ginger hair. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but has lived in New York City for more than 40 years. While still a student, Grooms struggled to find an academic program that was the right fit and switched schools a few times, attending the New School in New York, Peabody College in Nashville and a summer school run by Hans Hofmann in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He is well known for his large “sculpto-pictogramas,” which combine elements of painting and sculpture. The National Academy of Design presented Grooms with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Red Grooms art.
  • What kind of art was Red Grooms known for?
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    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Red Grooms, an American painter and sculptor, is best known for his life-size Pop art, which are known as “sculpto-pictoramas.” Ruckus Manhattan is the most famous of these, created by Grooms in 1975 with help from his assistants. It includes a model of the World Trade Center that’s 30 feet tall, a swaying Brooklyn Bridge, and a 15-foot-tall Statue of Liberty. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Red Grooms artwork from top sellers worldwide.

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