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the main element in this collage by ellsworth kelly is a squatting tan lifeguard in red swimsuit, in profile against a blue sky, from a suntan lotion ad in life magazine. his blonde and sunglass-wearing head has been torn out, and a faint drawing of an bright-eyed face with Black features and hair has replaced it in the void. (more) problematically, perhaps, a tiny head of a gorilla, carefully trimmed, has been collaged on the lifeguard's shoulder, like a black and white tattoo, perhaps? it is not clear. kelly, then 41, gave this work, and another made from a suntan lotion ad from a few weeks prior, to a wavy-haired twink he later took to paris for three months. these two collages are being sold at rago arts in new jerseyALT

Ellsworth Kelly made this collage/drawing with elements from a July 1964 issue of LIFE magazine, including an ad for Sea & Ski suntan lotion. He made it for David McCorkle, a young ward who later traveled with him to Paris for three months, but that is not McCorkle’s Black face drawn in place of the lifeguard’s.

Ellsworth Kelly Black Face – greg.org

image: Ellsworth Kelly, Found in the sand, 1964, collage and graphite on paper, 31 x 25 cm, selling at Rago Arts 13 Nov 2024

for reference, here is David, in one of the many portraits Kelly drew of him. This one was published as a large lithograph during their stay in Paris.

a spare, loose line drawing of david mccorkle by ellsworth kelly, made in 1964, depicts mccorkle with swept back hair, an aquiline nose, prominent ears, a strong jaw, and lips that look like they could get him a free trip to paris. he's wearing a collarless shirt under a v-neck sweater, or maybe it's all one thing, they used to have those in the 60s. anyway, this drawing was published as a 90cm tall lithograph by kelly's paris gallery, and he gave this artist proof to the norton simon museum in 1969.ALT
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