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Michael Mazur (American, 1935-2009) Woman in an Asylum

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Auction: Discovery - 2834TLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 13, 2015 12:00PM

Description:

Michael Mazur (American, 1935-2009)

Woman in an Asylum
. Signed "Mazur" l.r. Charcoal on artist board, 30 x 40 in., framed. Condition: Minor discoloration to board along edges (backed with cardboard).

N.B. In the 1960s, Mazur volunteered as a hospital aide in a Rhode Island mental asylum. He captured his experience through drawings and a series titled Images from a Locked Ward, a portfolio of fourteen etchings and lithographs. In a New York Times article, John Canaday wrote, "These lost souls have the terrible anonymity of individuals who cannot be reached, whose ugly physical presence is only the symptom of a tragic spiritual isolation.'
Estimate $200-300


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