Description: Ralf Borge (1922-2008) was a celebrated painter and influential teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. A native of Oakland, he was a 1956 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient. His works have been exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. This is a really unique work: a powerful 1940 painting that Borge did when he was an 18 year old high school senior at Roosevelt High School in Oakland, CA. The painting was for an assignment: "Subject: Today's Challenge To America's Youth — Theme: Construction Not Destruction"The style is the classic WPA/ Social Realism of the time period. Measures 32¼" x 24½"The medium is oil paint on cardboard. 100% of your purchase benefits SCRAP-SF, the original creative reuse center - helping teachers, nonprofits, and local artists in San Francisco since 1976.
Price: 500 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Artist: Ralf Borge
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Date of Creation: 1940
Title: Construction Not Destruction
Material: Oil on Cardboard
Framing: Unframed
Region of Origin: Oakland, California
Subject: Industrial, Americana, Cities & Towns, Self-Portrait
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1940
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 32 ¼"
Style: Constructivism, Social Realism
Theme: Social History
Production Technique: Oil Paint on Cardboard
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 24 ½"
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
