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Date Mid-to-Late 20th Century
Classification Painting
Medium Oil on board
Dimensions 23.68 × 17.75 in. (60.13 × 45.09 cm)
Frame 24 × 18.13 in. (60.96 × 46.04 cm)
Inscriptions Signed and titled en verso
Born 1940 in Flora, IL
Marvin Jones
Marvin Jones was a painter, printmaker, educator, and sculptor. He was inspired by the California Funk Movement, which formed in opposition to nonobjective, abstract art, prioritizing a personal relationship between art and artist. Jones taught at Cleveland State for many years. He infused character and light into eccentric forms, striving to convey that “the basis for comedy is tragedy and that the thing that is most unhappy is often the best occasion for a smile.”
Died 2006 in Cleveland, OH
Major Exhibits:
Brooklyn Museum
Minnesota Museum of American Art
British Print Biennale (Twice)
Cleveland Museum of Art
