Lithograph on wove paper
USA, 1993
Jack Pierson (b. 1960) – American photographer, sculptor and draftsman
‘See You in Showbiz’
Signed in pencil lower right ‘JACK PIERSON’
Numbered in pencil lower left ‘72/100’
Full margins; framed, floating in frame
Image dimensions: 13 ¾ x 10 in. (34.9 x 27.6 cm.)
Sheet dimensions: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Overall dimensions: 21 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (55.2 x 45.1 cm.)
Very good condition
Provenance: Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York

Detailing the aspirations of every striving artist hoping to “make it”, the scrawled words “See you in Showbiz” provide the foreground of a cramped Hollywood apartment terrace. With dying potted plants and the outline of a high-rise complex, an air of tinged cynicism clouds the work.

Executed in 1993, this lithograph on wove paper is signed and numbered seventy-two from an edition of one hundred. With full margins, the sheet measures 20 x 16 inches.

Jack Pierson (American, b. 1960)

American photographer, sculptor and draftsman is best known for his abstract sculptures, photographs and collages, comfortable working with a variety of media. Openly gay, many of his images are of men shot in a casual, erotic fashion. Considered to be part of the Boston School, he worked with artists including Mark Morrisoroe, David Armstrong, Nan Goldin and Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Pierson has also photographed celebrities and models, including Snoop Dogg, Brad Pitt, Naomi Campbell and Michael Bergin. His work has been exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Whitney Biennial. The artist lives and works in Southern California and New York.

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