Darryl Pottorf
Darryl Pottorf | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Known for | Painting sculpture |
| Website | Official website  |
Darryl Pottorf (born July 16, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American visual artist.[1]
He grew up in the suburbs of Cincinnati. He studied art, dance, and art history at the University of South Florida from which he received a BA.[2][3] Pottorf then studied in Florence, Italy for four years through a special program organized by Florida State University.[4] During this period he also worked as a research assistant to Fred Licht for his book Goya and The Modern Tradition and participated in an archeological dig concentrated upon Etruscan artifacts.[5]
Pottorf who was at first Robert Rauschenberg's studio assistant, became for the last twnety-five years of the assemblage practitioner, guiding light of neo-dada, Pop art precursor's life-partner as well as his sometimes artistic collaborator.[6] He also owned a print company with Rauschenberg.[7][8]
From March 13 until May 18, 2008, Pottorf's work was the subject of a solo exhibition at the Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAN), curated by Barbara Rose and Consuelo Cisar, in Valencia, Spain.[9] From April 8 to July 15, 2017, Potorff's work was on view in the solo exhibition "Unerased Journeys: A Survey of Works by Darryl Pottorf" at the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood, Colorado.[10] [11] In June 2026 a solo exhibition of his work was mounted at Stirner Modern in Easton, Pennsylvania.[12]
Pottorf's work is included in the peramnent collection oif the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Darryl Pottorf Biography – Darryl Pottorf on artnet". www.artnet.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-23. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ^ "About Museum of Outdoor Arts". Artwork Archive.
- ^ "Darryl Pottorf Photographs | ArtSWFL.com".
- ^ "Darryl Pottorf".
- ^ https://www.artnet.com/artists/darryl-pottorf/biography
- ^ "Darryl Pottorf and Robert Rauschenberg | Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl". joniweyl.com.
- ^ Wozniak, Mary. "Artist Robert Rauschenberg's trustees want $60 million". The News-Press.
- ^ Kimmelman, Michael (May 14, 2008). "Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Darryl Pottorf: Experiments in Consequence" (PDF).
- ^ R, Wendy L. Pitton (April 6, 2017). "Unerased Journeys: A Survey of Works by Darryl Pottorf at Museum of Outdoor Arts".
- ^ a b "Darryl Pottorf | National Gallery of Art". www.nga.gov.
- ^ "STIRNER MODERN". STIRNER MODERN.
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