Cranbrook Cannon by Robert Allen Nelson

Cranbrook Cannon by Robert Allen Nelson

Cranbrook Cannon

Robert Allen Nelson

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Title

Cranbrook Cannon

 
Artist
Year
1978  
Technique
lithograph with collaged elements 
Image Size
26 1/2 x 38" image 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
15 
Annotations
pencil titled and editioned "15 imps" 
Reference
 
Paper
heavy antique-white wove 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
16105 
Price
$1,000.00 
Description

This rare lithograph by Robert Nelson was printed with Master Printer Glen Brill. It has a number of collaged elements attached, including fish hooks in a plastic bag and cut-out elements at the top of the composition.

The Cranbrook "Cannon" was a sculpture done by Julius Schmidt who was Artist-in-Residence in Sculpture at the Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1964 to 1968. He was nicknamed “the grandfather of iron” for introducing iron casting to the fine arts department while at Cranbrook. Cannon was created collaboratively by Schmidt and his students. Titled simply Cannon, it is composed of a cast iron wheels, cast iron cannon body, and bronze field carriage. The work was dedicated to Zoltan Sepeshy, president of the Academy of Art from 1946 to 1966. Cannon was first fired at convocation in 1966, and again as part of a performance in 1991.

 

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