Rhubarb
Date1975
Artist
Ben Schonzeit
(American painter, born 1942)
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions60 × 60 in. (152.4 × 152.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and contributions, 1975
Object number1975-84
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn the 1970s, art dealer Louis Meisel organized major exhibitions of Photorealism, coining the term and outlining the tenets of the style. Practitioners, like Ben Schonzeit, used the camera to gather information, incorporated a mechanical means of transferring the image—Schonzeit used a slide projector—and possessed the technical ability to make the finished work appear photographic. Schonzeit adhered to these criteria, using an airbrush to give the painting’s surface the look of a glossy photograph.
