Welded and soldered steel on wooden panel, unsigned, circa 1963.

DOA 26.75 x 14.75 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

Sorrelle was a professor at the University of Memphis, eventually heading the sculpture department at the university. His large scale sculptures are installed throughout the country, and several small scale works are included the collection of the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Good estate condition.