Red Grooms

(American, born 1937)

Red Grooms is an American artist known for his painted-collage sculptures of both fictional and observed scenes. Characterized by his distinctive stylization and humorous portraits of people, Grooms’s works are constructed from illustration board and a hot glue gun, pieced together into a believable physical space. “In the New York works I’ve done I have tried to make it a kind of portraiture thing where I was really trying to get the texture of what I thought I saw, particularly in the neurosis of the population, and present it in context with the props—the mailboxes, fireplugs, any texture of the city,” he has explained. Born Charles Rogers Grooms on June 7, 1937 in Nashville, TN, he went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, before moving to New York in 1956. There, Grooms befriended and exhibited with artists such as Alex Katz, Jim Dine, and Claes Oldenburg, gaining recognition for his unique take on Pop Art. In 1986, the award-winning film Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse was released, documenting the artist’s process and personality. Grooms continues to live and work in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, among others.

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It's a Bus! VIPs Are Raving About Red Grooms's Monumental Sculpture at Frieze New York

by Sarah Cascone

It's a Bus! VIPs Are Raving About Red Grooms's Monumental Sculpture at Frieze New York

Derek Jeter Finally Gets a Win: Red Grooms's Kitschy Home Run Sculpture Will Be Removed From Miami's Marlins Park

by Sarah Cascone

Derek Jeter Finally Gets a Win: Red Grooms's Kitschy Home Run Sculpture Will Be Removed From Miami's Marlins Park

New MLB Owner Derek Jeter Is Battling to Tear Down a $2.5 Million Stadium Sculpture—and Losing

by Sarah Cascone

New MLB Owner Derek Jeter Is Battling to Tear Down a $2.5 Million Stadium Sculpture—and Losing

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FRANKLIN'S RECEPTION AT THE COURT OF FRANCE, 1982

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FRANKLIN'S RECEPTION AT THE COURT OF FRANCE, 1982

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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Van Gogh with sunflowers, 1988

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Van Gogh with sunflowers, 1988

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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LOS AFICIONADOS, 1989–1990

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LOS AFICIONADOS, 1989–1990

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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MUSCLE BEACH TOTEM, 1989

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MUSCLE BEACH TOTEM, 1989

Sale Date: October 6, 1992

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MAN IN FIELD, 1984

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MAN IN FIELD, 1984

Sale Date: October 6, 1992

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PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY , 1982

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PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY , 1982

Sale Date: September 21, 1992

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CHUCK BERRY (A. AND C. 36) (#3/150), 1978

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CHUCK BERRY (A. AND C. 36) (#3/150), 1978

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

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HEADS UP D. H. (A. AND C. 49) (#18/26), 1980

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HEADS UP D. H. (A. AND C. 49) (#18/26), 1980

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

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YOU CAN HAVE A BODY LIKE MINE (ALEXANDER AND , 1978

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YOU CAN HAVE A BODY LIKE MINE (ALEXANDER AND , 1978

Sale Date: September 19, 1992

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GINGER & FRED, 1962

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GINGER & FRED, 1962

Sale Date: June 26, 1992

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PORTRAIT OF CHAIM AND MIMI GROSS, 1970

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PORTRAIT OF CHAIM AND MIMI GROSS, 1970

Sale Date: June 12, 1992

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FAT FEET, 1966

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FAT FEET, 1966

Sale Date: June 12, 1992

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PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY, 1982

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PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY, 1982

Sale Date: June 11, 1992

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GANGSTER AND MOLL DANCING THE TANGO , 1973

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GANGSTER AND MOLL DANCING THE TANGO , 1973

Sale Date: June 4, 1992

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BEN FRANKLIN IN PARIS , 1982

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BEN FRANKLIN IN PARIS , 1982

Sale Date: May 21, 1992

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND COURT , 1982

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND COURT , 1982

Sale Date: May 17, 1992

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PICASSO GOES TO HEAVEN 1 (ALEXANDER & COWLES , 1976

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PICASSO GOES TO HEAVEN 1 (ALEXANDER & COWLES , 1976

Sale Date: May 16, 1992

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NO GAS (ALEXANDER & COWLES 11) , 1971

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NO GAS (ALEXANDER & COWLES 11) , 1971

Sale Date: May 16, 1992

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HI! UNCLE MORTON, 1986

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HI! UNCLE MORTON, 1986

Sale Date: May 9, 1992

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RODEO ARENA, 1975

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RODEO ARENA, 1975

Sale Date: May 6, 1992

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ELVIS, 1988

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Sale Date: April 14, 1992

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BEN FRANKLIN IN PARIS, 1982

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BEN FRANKLIN IN PARIS, 1982

Sale Date: March 14, 1992

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HARVARD YALE BOWL, 1980

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HARVARD YALE BOWL, 1980

Sale Date: February 27, 1992

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MONGO MONGO, 1973

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MONGO MONGO, 1973

Sale Date: February 21, 1992

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