#chicagoimagists

Martín Ramírez, Untitled (Tunnel with Cars and Buses), 1954

Chicago artist and educator Ray Yoshida’s papers are currently being processed and prepared for digitization!  He was a painter, collagist, and professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Yoshida was a member and mentor of the Chicago Imagists, a group of representational artists whose work is influenced by Surrealism and sources traditionally considered outside of the art world, such as pop culture and comics.  His papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, notebooks, teaching records, personal business records, printed material, source material, photographs, sketchbooks, artwork, and scrapbooks.

Karl Wirsum, Toot Toot Tutu Toodle-oo, 2013, Acrylic on canvas with painted wood frame, 53 x 41.5 inches, Derek Eller Gallery, New York City

Big congrats to this guy blowing up Chicago. Robert Pokorny feels right at home with the Chicago Imagists. #robertpokorny #chicagoimagists #expochicago #johanssonprojects (at EXPO CHICAGO) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcF12NirQav/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Small Hours Acrylic on canvas by Matthew F Fisher 8" x 10" #MatthewFFisher #JohanssonProjects #superflat #chicagoimagists #surrealism (at Johansson Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/CShNEtGFY2Z/?utm_medium=tumblr

“Minnie” Ed Paschke 1974 @artinstitutechi #edpaschke #chicagoimagists #imagist https://www.instagram.com/p/CK27S9xlJZK/?igshid=63brm51xsmil

Ray Yoshida, Comic Book Specimen Number 2, 1968

Karl Wirsum: “Unmixedly at Ease: 50 Years of Drawing” is on view at Derek Eller in NYC through November 10. Karl Wirsum, Untitled (Study for Fits Tutu To a Tea Or Stretch Your Coffee Break), 1979, colored pencil on paper. #karlwirsum #hairywho #chicagoimagists #nyc #gallery @derekellergallery #unmixedlyatease (at Derek Eller Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sbudMnfs5/?igshid=naj6yrzqkvat