David Ross Novros (born 1941), is an American artist. He is known for his minimalist geometric paintings, shaped canvases, and his use of color.[ 2] [ 3] He has also studiedfresco painting extensively.
Early life and education [ edit ] "Frescoes in the Courtyard" (1984) by Novros, located at theDavid W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Miami, Florida David Novros was born on August 8, 1941, inLos Angeles ,California , to parents Esther (née Susswein) andLester Novros .[ 4] [ 5] His mother was fromPoland .[ 6] While he was a teenager he took classes atChouinard Art Institute .[ 6] He studied film at theUniversity of Southern California (USC) and graduated in 1963. While attending USC, sculptorMelvin Edwards was two years below him in the same department.[ 7] [ 8]
In 1965, Novros moved to New York City. After moving he became active within thePark Place Gallery .[ 5] [ 9] In 1969, Novros along with five other artists includingAndy Warhol ,Robert Rauschenberg ,Claes Oldenburg ,John Chamberlain , andForrest Myers , participated in the creation of the project called theMoon Museum (or Museum of the Moon) to send the first artwork to the moon.[ 10]
His work is within various public museum collections including at theNational Gallery of Art ,[ 11] Museum of Modern Art ,[ 12] Minneapolis Institute of Art , theNelson-Atkins Museum of Art ,[ 13] Metropolitan Museum of Art ,[ 14] Smithsonian American Art Museum ,[ 15] Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ,Yale University Art Gallery ,National Gallery of Australia ,Art Institute of Chicago ,Whitney Museum of American Art ,Dallas Museum of Art , and theSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art .[ 16]
^ Navarro, Mireya (2000-04-25)."Arts in America; Off the Wall: Concrete Troubles Imperil Abstract Mural" .The New York Times .ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved2021-11-22 . ^ Yau, John (2021-03-13)."Lured by Two Contemporary Masters" .Hyperallergic . Retrieved2021-11-22 . ^ Rhodes, David (2019-06-05)."David Novros" .The Brooklyn Rail . Retrieved2021-11-22 . ^ Bui, Phong (2008-06-07)."David Novros with Phong Bui" .The Brooklyn Rail . Retrieved2021-11-22 . ^a b Levy, Matthew L. (2019-05-07).Abstract Painting and the Minimalist Critiques: Robert Mangold, David Novros, and Jo Baer in the 1960s . Routledge. p. 186.ISBN 978-0-429-85297-8 . ^a b "Oral history interview with David Novros, 2008 Oct. 22-27" .Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved2021-11-22 .^ Edwards, Melvin; Gedeon, Lucinda H. (1993).Melvin Edwards Sculpture: A Thirty-year Retrospective, 1963-1993 . Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York at Purchase. p. 12.ISBN 978-0-295-97300-5 . ^ The International Review of African American Art . Vol. 10. Museum of African American Art. 1992. p. 44.^ Henderson, Linda Dalrymple (2008)."Reimagining Space: The Park Place Gallery Group in 1960s New York" .Internet Archive .Blanton Museum of Art . ^ "Various Artists, Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, David Novros, Forrest Myers, Robert Rauschenberg, John Chamberlain. The Moon Museum. 1969" .The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) . 1969.Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved2021-11-22 .^ "David Novros" .NGA .Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved2021-11-22 .^ "David Novros" .The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) .Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved2021-11-22 .^ "David Novros" .The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art .Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved2021-11-22 .^ "Study for Four Seasons,1974" .The Metropolitan Museum of Art .Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.^ "David Novros" .Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) .Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved2021-11-22 .^ "Novros, David" .SFMOMA . Retrieved2021-11-22 .
International National Artists Other