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Jerry Kearns Signed Artist Proof Print Leaping

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Jerry Kearns Signed Artist Proof Print Leaping
Unusual perspectives and body movements are the focus of this interesting art print. Artist: Jerry Kearns Signature: "J. Kearns" in pencil, lower right Medium: Lithograph on rag paper Edition: Unnumbered, dedicated artist proof, marked "To Michel" in pencil, lower left Sheet size: 26 1/2 x 21 inches Condition: Excellent; marks at the lower right margin corner Biography:Jerry Kearns (1943- ) was born in West Virginia and grew up in California, graduating with an MFA from UC Santa Barbara. In 1976 he moved to New York and became a cultural activist and artist with the Artist Meeting for Cultural Change (AMCC) and The Red Herring Collective. In the late 70s, Kearns worked as a street photographer with civil rights groups. His painting career really began in 1985 during a solo exhibition in New York. Since that time, he has had numerous exhibitions, and today his prints and paintings are found in many museum and public collections, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Whitney Museum of Modern Art, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Nationale Galerie, Berlin, The IVAM Centre, Valencia, Spain, and The Western Gallery of Art, Perth, Australia. 2 We are pleased to present from an estate a group of dedicated artist proofs.