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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Assistant: Where are They now? Part 4

[This is part 4 of a multi-part article. To begin at the beginning, go to Part 1.] Post apprenticeship experiences If the master influences the young assistant, it is often via an aesthetic process, shared subject matter or an appetite for literature, science and art history, what Meyer called “alchemy.” Meyer’s first big break came in a one-man show of paintings and watercolors at New York’s ULAE. He sold a large painting to critic Barbara Rose. Things took off for the artist and he left Johns’ studio to found his own. [See note below]. He lives and works with his ... More » »

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Assistant:Pruitt-Early, part 3

[This is part 3 of a multi-part article. To begin at the beginning, go to Part 1.] Hatching plans Jack Early and Rob Pruitt met in their early 20s while studying art at the Corcoran School in Washington, D.C. The two quickly hatched plans to hit it big in the other capital – New York City. The moment they’d finished school, the young artists hustled over to Andy Warhol’s Factory. They thought they had the necessary irony and media savvy to seduce the wigged one and join up with the biggest show in New York. Unfortunately Andy only offered them ... More » »