“The Answer #22” Found Object Assemblage by James Spencer Russell

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A found object assemblage by the American artist James Spencer Russell (1915-2000). Titled The Answer #22, this work uses different … Read more A found object assemblage by the American artist James Spencer Russell (1915-2000). Titled The Answer #22, this work uses different types of wood and electrical wire to form the word "NO." Signed and titled to the verso, the work is displayed in a black wooden frame.

Born in Monticello, Indiana, Russell was interested in art from a young age but was directed into pursuing a military career by his family. As a young person, he attended a military academy, became a celebrated codebreaker during WWII, and even received a scholarship to attend West Point. However, Russell's interest in art eventually led him to abandon his military pursuits and try to make it in the art world instead. After working as an NBC set designer after WWII, he turned his attention to becoming a full-time artist. During the 1960s, he started exhibiting his works alongside artists who would later come to characterize the art scene at the time, including Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein. He later moved back to Indiana where he continued to create art until his death in 2000. See less