Artist
Richard Merkin
American, 1938–2009
Richard Merkin was an American artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Richard Merkin was born in Brooklyn.
Richard Marshall Merkin was an American painter, illustrator and arts educator. Merkin's fascination with the 1920s and 1930s defined his art and shaped his identity as a professional dandy. Many of his works depict the interwar years, painting narrative scenes in bright colors of jazz musicians, film stars, writers, and sports heroes. Merkin was as well known for his outré sense of clothing style and collections of vintage pornography as he was for his painting and illustration work.
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