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Glenn Walker (1927 - 1988) American, O/C

Sold for $125 at Sarasota Estate Auction on Jan 26, 2020.

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This is an oil on canvas by Glenn Walker, a Baltimore artist who was best known for having a painting of his removed from an exhibition in the 1950's. Apparently the mayor saw a Walker painting of a nude man and woman lying on a bed and found it "morally objectionable" and ordered it removed from the exhibit. Other artists protested and removed their own works from the exhibit. The painting is initialed in the lower right. With news article on the back about Glenn Walker. The overall size is 24 x 20 in. and the sight size is 16 x 11 in.

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