Gallery – Oakleigh Collection

Peter Passuntino, "Oarsman", 1984, oil on canvas, 86”H x 69”W

Peter Passuntino, "Oarsman", 1984, oil on canvas, 86”H x 69”W

George Segal, "Still Life," 1961, oil on canvas, 96”H x 72”W

George Segal, "Still Life," 1961, oil on canvas, 96”H x 72”W

Bill Barrell, "Liza and Her Friends," 1982 oil, fabric on canvas, 28’H x 30”W

Bill Barrell, "Liza and Her Friends," 1982 oil, fabric on canvas, 28’H x 30”W

Peter Passuntino, "Night TIme Unicyclist," 1983- 1984, oil on canvas, 60”H x 64”W

Peter Passuntino, "Night TIme Unicyclist," 1983- 1984, oil on canvas, 60”H x 64”W

Ken Bowman, "Clinging Vines," 1966-1967, mixed media: dust mop, silk lace, foam rubber, and plastic vines, 72 ¾”H x 60 ¾”W

Ken Bowman, "Clinging Vines," 1966-1967, mixed media: dust mop, silk lace, foam rubber, and plastic vines, 72 ¾”H x 60 ¾”W

Robert De Niro, "Five Bathers," 1964, oil on canvas, 37”H x 48”W

Robert De Niro, "Five Bathers," 1964, oil on canvas, 37”H x 48”W

Charles Parness, "Self Portrait: Genie of the Great Train Disaster," 1984, oil on canvas, 60”H x 40”W

Charles Parness, "Self Portrait: Genie of the Great Train Disaster," 1984, oil on canvas, 60”H x 40”W

Benny Andrews, "Cicara A.," 1969, oil, fabric on canvas, 28”H x 30”W

Benny Andrews, "Cicara A.," 1969, oil, fabric on canvas, 28”H x 30”W

Luis Cruz Azaceta, "Scarecrow," 1984, acrylic on canvas, 66”H x 66”W

Luis Cruz Azaceta, "Scarecrow," 1984, acrylic on canvas, 66”H x 66”W

Stuart Diamond, "Indian Street Frame," 1975, painted wood sculpture, 54”H x 30”W

Stuart Diamond, "Indian Street Frame," 1975, painted wood sculpture, 54”H x 30”W

Emilio Cruz, "Beethoven Machine," 1966, oil on canvas, 68”H x 84”W

Emilio Cruz, "Beethoven Machine," 1966, oil on canvas, 68”H x 84”W

Jay Milder, "Seventh Avenue Messiah," 1970, oil on canvas, 70”H x 81”W

Jay Milder, "Seventh Avenue Messiah," 1970, oil on canvas, 70”H x 81”W

Joseph Kurhajec, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, "1984," ceramic with horn and hair, 41”H

Joseph Kurhajec, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, "1984," ceramic with horn and hair, 41”H

Bob Beauchamp, "Cat Woman," 1967, oil on canvas, 70”H x 70”W

Bob Beauchamp, "Cat Woman," 1967, oil on canvas, 70”H x 70”W

Leonel Gongora, "By the Lowest-Paid Member of the Art Department," 1977, acrylic on paper, 60”H x 36”W

Leonel Gongora, "By the Lowest-Paid Member of the Art Department," 1977, acrylic on paper, 60”H x 36”W

Mary Frank, "Two Faces and Torso," 1977, ceramic, 17”H

Mary Frank, "Two Faces and Torso," 1977, ceramic, 17”H

Peter Saul, "Daisy Crocket," 1983, oil on canvas, 85”H x 72”W

Peter Saul, "Daisy Crocket," 1983, oil on canvas, 85”H x 72”W

John Balsley, "News From China," 1987-1988, mixed media: plastic, steel, resins, wood, etc.: sculpture, 18”H x 48”W

John Balsley, "News From China," 1987-1988, mixed media: plastic, steel, resins, wood, etc.: sculpture, 18”H x 48”W

Joseph Kurhajec, "Queen," 1978-1979, metal sculpture, 83”H

Joseph Kurhajec, "Queen," 1978-1979, metal sculpture, 83”H

Red Grooms, "Flat Foot," 1965, acrylic on canvas, 36”H x 38”W

Red Grooms, "Flat Foot," 1965, acrylic on canvas, 36”H x 38”W

Biography: 1927 – 1995 Anne Tabacknick was born in Derby, Connecticut in 1927. She attended Hunter College, earning a BA in Anthropology and Art, and attended the graduate school for art at the University of California, Berkeley in 1951. After studying briefly with painter Nell Blaine, she was awarded a scholarship from Hans Hoffmann and attended both his of schools in New York City and Provincetown. Tabachnick also studied briefly with William Baziotes. Her many awards and honors include: the Long View Foundation award (first female recipient) in 1960, Radcliffe’s Bunting Institute grant (first out-of-state recipient) in 1967 and 1969, a CAPS grant sponsored by the New York City council on the Arts in 1975 and 1978. Tabachnick received the Adolf and Esther Gottlieb fellowship in 1982 and a year later the John Solomon Guggenheim fellowship. Public collections include: the Metropolitan Msueum of Art, the Msueum of Modern Art, the Hyde Collection, and the Dayton Art Institute. It is interesting to note that her father was a world renowned Yiddish poet.

Anne Tabachnick, "The Girl’s Alright With Me," 1968 Acrylic on canvas, 43”h x 43”W

George McNeil, "Her Lips Were Cherry Red," 1985, oil on canvas, 44”H x 50”W

George McNeil, "Her Lips Were Cherry Red," 1985, oil on canvas, 44”H x 50”W

George Segal, "Spring," 1960, oil on canvas, 64”H x 96”W

George Segal, "Spring," 1960, oil on canvas, 64”H x 96”W

Biography: June Leaf was born in Chicago in 1929. In the fifties and sixties, she taught at the Illinois Institute of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Parsons School of Design, New York. She became associated with the Rhino Horn artists and exhibited in several of their shows in the early seventies. All of June Leaf’s sculptures are kinetic in nature and display a great deal of humor. There is a close relationship between the sculptures and the paintings; in fact, many of the images appear in both media. The subject matter reflects the artist’s experience growing up in Chicago and living in New York City and Mabou, Cape Breton Island.

June Leaf, "Couple and a Dog," 1967 Oil on canvas, 40”H x 50”W

Biography: Lester Johnson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1919 and studied at the Minneapolis School of Art with Alexander Casley, at the St. Paul School of Art with Cameron Booth, and later at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1947 he moved to New York City, attended classes at the Hoffmann School and rented a lower east side loft which Larry Rivers later asked to share with him. Early “Action Painting” figures were dark, anonymous silhouettes, painted thickly. Over the years, his emphasis shifted from physical form to the psychological content of his subjects. Johnson was greatly inspired by the movement by the city streets and by the people he observed near his studio in the Bowery. From 1958-1959 Johnson showed at the City Gallery, an alternative exhibition space opened by Red Grooms and Jay Milder. He was a guest exhibitor in one of the Rhino Horn shows. In 1964 he was appointed Professor of Art at Yale University and served as a director of studies for the Yale School of Art and Architecture. Throughout the last four decades Johnson has continued to explore the human condition in his paintings and drawings and has attempted to prove that “man is more than a man.” A recipient of numerous honors of distinction including a Guggenheim fellowship in 1973, Johnson was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1987. He lives and continues to work in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Lester Johnson, "City Scene Blue #1," 1972 Oil on canvas, 30”H x 40”W

Nicholas Sperakis, "Kara with Green Glasses and Cigar," 1983, acrylic, oil, beeswax, and vermiculite, 41”H x 26”W

Nicholas Sperakis, "Kara with Green Glasses and Cigar," 1983, acrylic, oil, beeswax, and vermiculite, 41”H x 26”W

Bob Thompson, "Abundance and the Four Elements," 1964, oil on canvas, 48”H x 60”W

Bob Thompson, "Abundance and the Four Elements," 1964, oil on canvas, 48”H x 60”W

Biography: 1927 – 1995 Anne Tabacknick was born in Derby, Connecticut in 1927. She attended Hunter College, earning a BA in Anthropology and Art, and attended the graduate school for art at the University of California, Berkeley in 1951. After studying briefly with painter Nell Blaine, she was awarded a scholarship from Hans Hoffmann and attended both his of schools in New York City and Provincetown. Tabachnick also studied briefly with William Baziotes. Her many awards and honors include: the Long View Foundation award (first female recipient) in 1960, Radcliffe’s Bunting Institute grant (first out-of-state recipient) in 1967 and 1969, a CAPS grant sponsored by the New York City council on the Arts in 1975 and 1978. Tabachnick received the Adolf and Esther Gottlieb fellowship in 1982 and a year later the John Solomon Guggenheim fellowship. Public collections include: the Metropolitan Msueum of Art, the Msueum of Modern Art, the Hyde Collection, and the Dayton Art Institute. It is interesting to note that her father was a world renowned Yiddish poet.

Anne Tabachnick, "Press with Teacup," 1974 Acrylic on canvas, 37”H x 55”W

Peter Dean, "Wianno Flowers," 1979,
oil on canvas, 48”H x 60”W

Peter Dean, "Wianno Flowers," 1979, oil on canvas, 48”H x 60”W

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