Collage with various printed papers, 2010. Approximately 635x457 mm; 25x18 inches. Signed, titled, dated "06/18/2010" and numbered 1/2 in ink, lower right.
Washington, DC artist Victor Sparrow continues to push traditional collage and assemblage into the realm of contemporary art. His works appropriate from both fine art and pop sources to form a critical discourse on the role of African-American imagery in our visual culture. Before earning a M.F.A. degree in painting from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993, Sparrow was the recipient of early honors with a Skowhegan residency, a fellowship for a National Gallery of Art internship and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is in such collections as the William Benton Museum of the University of Connecticut and Mary Lou and George B. (Spike) Bietzel, Chappaqua, NY.
