Welded mixed metal, circa 1961-1962, organic form sculpture, on painted wood pedestal base, appears to be unsigned.

HOA 49 in.; sculpture 18 x 12 x 12 in.

From the Collection of the late Mr. Robert Leroy Shalkop, Salisbury, North Carolina After serving in the US Army in WWII, Robert Shalkop studied at Maryville College in Tennessee before earning his Master of Arts at the University of Chicago and then pursuing postgraduate work at the Sorbonne in Paris. He was an archeologist, curator, and assistant director for several institutions including the Smithsonian Institution, the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery in Memphis, TN, and the Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. He served as director of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art from 1972 until his retirement in 1987. Mr. Shalkop then moved to Salisbury, NC where he offered his expertise as a museum consultant. The range of items presented in this auction display the depth and breadth of Mr. Shalkop's collecting interests.

Acquired from the artist in 1963

Originally from Florence, South Carolina, Anthony studied at Washington & Lee University in Virginia and received his MFA in painting from the University of Georgia. He traveled extensively after graduating and counts Barbara Hepworth, Kenneth Armitage, Henry Moore, and Willem de Kooning, and Picasso as great influences on the development of his sculptural style. In 1961, Anthony began teaching art history at Southwestern in Memphis, TN, (now Rhodes College), eventually chairing the art department and serving as artist-in-residence. Now living in the Florida Keys, Anthony's work has been widely exhibited throughout the states, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, the Delgado Museum in New Orleans, and the Terre des Hommes Pavilion in Montreal.

Good estate condition.