Lucas Johnson Art
American, b. 1940
Lucas Johnson was born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in Southern California. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Menil Collection, Houston, Texas; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; the José Luis Cuevas Museum of Drawings, Mexico, D.F.; the Toledo Museum, Oaxaca, Mexico; the Museum of Modern Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel; the National Museum, Warsaw, Poland; the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, to name a few. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Serpentine Gallery in London in 1987, and it has also been included in many museum exhibitions. In 2006 the Houston Artists Fund published the book, The Art and Life of Lucas Johnson, with a preface by Walter Hopps, the founding curator of the Menil Collection, an essay by art historian Edmund P. Pillsbury,and a chronology by Patricia Covo Johnson.
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Artist: Lucas Johnson
Modern Black & White Surrealist Etching of a Figure & Guitar in a Grave Ed. 4/15
By Lucas Johnson
Located in Houston, TX
Surreal modern black and white etching by Texas based artist Lucas Johnson. The work features a prone figure wrapped in a blanket next ...
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1970s Modern Lucas Johnson Art
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Manipulated Letter from the University of St. Thomas to Lucas Johnson
By Lucas Johnson
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract manipulated letter to Houston, TX artist Lucas Johson from the University of St. Thomas. The letter is cut in the shape of a heart and has holes punched all over the paper. ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Lucas Johnson Art
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"Hollywood Star" Abstract Modern Figurative Etching of Three Men on Horseback
By Lucas Johnson
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract black and white etching of three men in uniform on horseback. Dated and titled in lower left corner and signed in the lower right in pencil. Hung in a complimentary black matte and frame. Includes original 1970s purchase information on the back.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 11 in. x W 9 in.
Artist Biography:
Lucas Johnson (1940-2002) was born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in southern California. His work is included in the permanent collections of The Menil Collection...
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1970s Modern Lucas Johnson Art
Materials
Etching
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