Otis Kaye
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Otis Kaye (1885–1974) was an American artist during the early 20th century. He is noted especially for
Life and work
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Kaye created larger paintings which focused on diverse themes: the economy, in De Jia Vu; war, in Land of the Free; religion, in Joshua's Horn; art, in Rembrandt, What's Behind the Painting; and even baseball in What a Hit! In addition to money, Kaye's works sometimes include pistols and musical instruments and almost always show puns and humor. Art historian Bruce Chambers wrote, "we are now accustomed to identifying Otis Kaye by the ambitious scale, layered meanings, and impeccable craftmanship of his trompe l'oeil money paintings..."[1]
Kaye lived in Illinois until just before his death in 1974 when he returned to Germany. Kaye never exhibited or sold his paintings during his lifetime. Beginning in the 1980s his works were sold at galleries and auctions in New York and quickly moved into public and private collections. In 2002 Kaye's prints were exhibited at the Federal Reserve Bank in Washington, DC. and published in Otis Kaye Trompe L'Oeil Master of Appropriation by Mary Anne Goley (2002).
Kaye's paintings and prints have been included in museum shows of American art in the United States and recently in Florence, Italy. The definitive catalog of Kaye's works, Otis Kaye: Money, Mystery and Mastery was published by New Britain Museum of American Art for an exhibition in 2015.
Notes
- ^ Chambers 1988.
References
- Banks, Geraldine, Bradburne, James, Mitchell, Mark D. 2015. Otis Kaye: Money, Mystery and Mastery. Connecticut: New Britain Museum of American Art. ISBN 978-0972449755
- Bradburne, James. 2009. DeJia Vu All Over Again 'The Riddle of Otis Kaye's Masterpiece'.
- Chambers, Bruce W. 1988. Old money: American trompe l'oeil images of currency, November 11-December 17, 1988. New York, N.Y. (11 E. 70th St., New York 10021): Berry-Hill Galleries. OCLC 18824028
- Kaye, Otis. 2002. Otis Kaye: trompe l'oeil master of appropriation: February 6 to April 5, 2002. Washington: Fine Arts Program of the Federal Reserve Board. OCLC 648916684
- "Money is the Subject, Art the Object", The New York Times, November 25, 1988.
- Schama, Simon, April 10, 2010, When money is just an illusion
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