Glen Michaels Signed Modern Orchid Graphite Drawing on Paper

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A modern graphite drawing on paper by Cranbrook artist Glen Michaels. Signed in pencil bottom right. Circa 2000s. A simple … Read more A modern graphite drawing on paper by Cranbrook artist Glen Michaels. Signed in pencil bottom right. Circa 2000s. A simple composition featuring an orchid in bloom. Glen’s sculptural artwork can be found in public installations throughout Metro Detroit. A unique opportunity to collect a rare artwork by a celebrated Cranbrook artist. Provenance: From the personal collection of Glen Michaels. Measures 14 inches tall and 11 inches wide. In excellent condition.

Glen Michaels (1927-2020) is a sculptor and painter, and his studio was in Birmingham, Michigan, where he lived and worked most of his life. His work installations include the Bricktown Station (Detroit People Mover) Bricktown Station, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the IMF in Washington, D.C. and the Ford Motor Company 1964 New York World's Fair exhibit (now installed in the Henry Ford Centennial Library). Mr. Michaels was honored and exhibited at the Scarab Club in Detroit, at the time of his 90th birthday. In 2017, Mr. Michaels was asked by the Downtown News Magazine to name his favorite sculpture. He replied, "Whatever is the most recent is always my favorite." See less