Charles Porter Mattox, Portrait of Fred Hammersley, ca. 1968  Artist Proof

Charles Porter Mattox

(1910 - 1995)

Portrait of Fred Hammersley, ca. 1968

etching, drypoint

signed lower right: MattoxDimensions7 7/8 x 6 in. (20 x 15.2 cm.), frame: 13 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 1 in.Charles Porter MattoxMediumetching, drypointCondition ReportThis print is in very good condition overall.

Minor toning of the sheet and a few scattered spots of discoloration.

Has Original Frame frame.See all Images

Born Bronson, July 21, 1910; died Albuquerque, NM, 1995. Sculptor, specifically kinetic work. Printmaker. Teacher. Attended Bethany College, Lindsborg and studied painting with Birger Sandzén. Studied at the Kansas City Art Institute until 1931.

Went to New York and worked on various federal art projects including serving as an assistant to Diego Rivera on the murals at Radio City.

In the late 1930s, moved to Hollywood, CA where he built sets and designed animation equipment. After WWII he settled in San Francisco and taught at the California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco Art Institute), the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of New Mexico.

His sculpture reflected his interest in geom

SOURCES:

Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)"