Creator Bio
Larry Rivers
1923–2002
American painter, sculptor, printmaker, poet, and musician Larry Rivers began his career painting in the style of abstract expressionism but soon developed an iconoclastic figurative style, which many believe served as an inspiration for pop art. Among Rivers’s best-known works are his large historical canvases, including History of Matzoh, a three-part piece first exhibited at the Jewish Museum in New York City. His solo exhibitions include a major retrospective in 2002 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Entries in the Posen Library by This Creator
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The History of the Russian Revolution: From Marx to Mayakovsky
The History of the Russian Revolution: From Marx to Mayakovsky is a large mixed-media work that incorporates paintings, architectural cutouts, stenciled lettering, and found objects. It is one of…
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History of Matzah: The Story of the Jews, Part I
The History of Matzah: The Story of the Jews, Part I, is part of a triptych series that employs text and three-dimensional elements in relief to chronicle Jewish history from Moses to the birth of the…