John Little (American, 1907-1984), Teamwork

oil on collage, 1962, signed and dated at lower left, inscribed to verso, framed.
Frame dimensions 8 x 11 1/4 in.
Born in Alabama, John Little moved to Buffalo, New York as a teenager to study at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy from 1924-1927. He then moved to New York to pursue operatic vocal training and opened a successful textile and wallpaper design business.

In 1933 he enrolled in classes at the Art Students League, and studied with George Grosz and later Hans Hofmann. After serving as an aerial photographer during WWII, he returned to New York and moved into Hofmann's 8th Street Studio, where his neighbors were Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.

The 1940s and 1950s were a great period of growth and experimentation for Little. He moved to East Hampton in 1951 and in 1957 helped found the Signa Gallery. He exhibited frequently throughout his life, with solo shows at Betty Parsons Gallery in New York, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, and A. M. Sachs Gallery in New York.

is work is part of the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Guild Hall Museum of East Hampton, New York; Ball State University Museum of Art in Muncie, Indiana; and Galerie Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland; among others.
From the Estate of the late John Stephen McLachlin, Florida
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com

Toning to sheet.