BLACKJACK

 On another cursory web review, I was just about to close down on President's Day and noticed a new image on one of the pages at the Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. Earl and Christy Powell donated works from KIPP, John Henry (whose passing I missed in Nov '22), and Joel Perlman.

The restoration and installation of all four pieces was supported by Michael J. Zinner, M.D., Bill and Susan Tillett,  Louis J. Capano, and Bill and Clare Banchs.

I will make a trip down to Miami in the next few weeks to see BLACKJACK and visit D in Greynolds Park.

YELLOW THROAT and UNTITLED 1971

 It has been some time since I updated the database. Once a year or so I search the web for any additional details that may have popped up about KIPP and the web never disappoints so I keep digging.

I found some images of YELLOW THROAT which is held in the collection of the Smart Museum of Art and was included in the exhibit, Monochrome Multitudes from Sep 22, 2022 - Jan 8, 2023

The piece was displayed alongside other yellow works by Anne Truitt, Beauford Delaney, Charles and Ray Eames, Sheila Hicks, and William Turnbull

CORTEZ and UNTITLED 1973

Located CORTEZ, 1989, at the Georgia Museum of Art website and submitted a bid on an UNTITLED litho from 1973 but was outbid before the close today. I'll keep trying.

UNTITLED 1986

As a Christmas gift to myself, I made a bid on one of KIPP's paintings at the website - Chairish - and the seller accepted my offer. I thought it would take up to 6 weeks to arrive but it showed up on my doorstep today, Christmas Eve 2019.
It is proudly hung in my home office and joins two other maquettes, RED WING and ALTO, in my small KIPP collection.
Hopefully, this will not be the last one!
Merry Christmas.

OXTAIL

Wright Auctions is listing OXTAIL from the collection of Robert and Ruth Vogele. They purchased this one from the Construct Gallery in Chicago in the late 70s. Although it is small, it looks great.
In other news, there was an inquiry into HIGHLINE just outside the Van Nuys Post Office. Possible renovations to a barren plaza but there is a clean modern quality that is ripe for a little sprucing up. The original design was totally horizontal - the maquette is in the Smithsonian collection - I am glad KIPP decided to go vertical here.

DUNBAR

Hunter Museum of Art has a nice image of DUNBAR (1980). Nice to finally see this piece in public even if it is not currently on view.

MOON RUN and others

Wright Auction is currently listing several KIPP pieces in their 19 July 2018 offering. Two striking UNTITLED acrylics from 1978 as well as a unique sculpture that darts horizontally - MOON RUN. See all the items up for auction at Wright