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Fran Herndon: Curated by Lee Plested & Kevin Killian

Past exhibition
Sep 8 - Oct 29, 2011
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Overview
Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
Fran Herndon, 2011
Installation view

Altman Siegel Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of work by Fran Herndon. This will be Herndon’s first exhibition with the gallery and amounts to a retrospective in miniature of a formative time in the artist’s development.

 

In Fran Herndon, curator Kevin Killian has worked with the artist to assemble a survey of the early work from the 1950s and 1960s when, as a young artist new to San Francisco’s bohemia, she began experimenting in a variety of media. The exhibition focuses on works created side by side with the California poet Jack Spicer (1925-1965), the man who urged Herndon to enroll in art school as a way to make magic.

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Installation Views
  • Fran Herndon Untitled, 1965 Oil on canvas 31 x 24 1/2 in 78.74 x 62.23 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Untitled, 1965
    Oil on canvas
    31 x 24 1/2 in

    78.74 x 62.23 cm

  • Fran Herndon The Long Snorkel, 1962 Collage on paper 15 1/2 x 14 1/2 in 39.37 x 36.83 cm

    Fran Herndon
    The Long Snorkel, 1962
    Collage on paper
    15 1/2 x 14 1/2 in

    39.37 x 36.83 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon Opening Day, 1961 Oil on canvas 52 1/2 x 56 1/2 in 133.35 x 143.51 cm
    Fran Herndon
    Opening Day, 1961
    Oil on canvas
    52 1/2 x 56 1/2 in
    133.35 x 143.51 cm


  • Fran Herndon Ghost Riders, 1962 Collage on paper 21 x 26 in 53.34 x 66.04 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Ghost Riders, 1962
    Collage on paper
    21 x 26 in

    53.34 x 66.04 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon Hell Bent (Next Time), 1962 Collage on masonite 27 x 21 in 68.58 x 53.34 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Hell Bent (Next Time), 1962
    Collage on masonite
    27 x 21 in

    68.58 x 53.34 cm

  • Fran Herndon Untitled (Draft Collage), 1964 Collage on masonite 19 1/4 x 23 3/4 in 48.9 x 60.33 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Untitled (Draft Collage), 1964
    Collage on masonite
    19 1/4 x 23 3/4 in

    48.9 x 60.33 cm

  • Fran Herndon Hell No Don't Go,1964 Collage on paper 18 1/2 x 23 1/4 in 46.99 x 59.06 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Hell No Don't Go,1964
    Collage on paper
    18 1/2 x 23 1/4 in

    46.99 x 59.06 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon The Gospel According to Joe, 1962 Collage on masonite 19 3/8 x 17 5/8 in 49.21 x 44.77 cm

    Fran Herndon
    The Gospel According to Joe, 1962
    Collage on masonite
    19 3/8 x 17 5/8 in

    49.21 x 44.77 cm

  • Fran Herndon King Football, 1962 Collage on masonite 24 3/4 x 21 1/4 in 62.87 x 53.98 cm

    Fran Herndon
    King Football, 1962
    Collage on masonite
    24 3/4 x 21 1/4 in

    62.87 x 53.98 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon Untitled, 1961 Oil on canvas 47 x 50 1/2 in 119.38 x 128.27 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Untitled, 1961
    Oil on canvas
    47 x 50 1/2 in

    119.38 x 128.27 cm

  • Fran Herndon Catch Me If You Can, 1962 Collage on masonite 15 1/2 x 23 3/4 in 39.37 x 60.33 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Catch Me If You Can, 1962
    Collage on masonite
    15 1/2 x 23 3/4 in

    39.37 x 60.33 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon Pg. 18 (The Heads of the Town up to the Aether), 1960 Lithograph 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in 44.45 x 34.29 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Pg. 18 (The Heads of the Town up to the Aether), 1960
    Lithograph
    17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in

    44.45 x 34.29 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon Pg. 44 (The Heads of the Town up to the Aether), 1960 Lithograph 20 x 13 in 50.8 x 33.02 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Pg. 44 (The Heads of the Town up to the Aether), 1960
    Lithograph
    20 x 13 in

    50.8 x 33.02 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon Untitled (King Rabbit), 1962 Lithograph 10 x 8 in 25.4 x 20.32 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Untitled (King Rabbit), 1962
    Lithograph
    10 x 8 in
    25.4 x 20.32 cm

     
  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon Tile Rats, 1961 Oil on canvas 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 in 37.47 x 27.31 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Tile Rats, 1961
    Oil on canvas
    14 3/4 x 10 3/4 in

    37.47 x 27.31 cm

  • Fran Herndon Ophelia, 1962 Oil on canvas 50 1/2 x 46 3/4 in 128.27 x 118.75 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Ophelia, 1962
    Oil on canvas
    50 1/2 x 46 3/4 in

    128.27 x 118.75 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon Untitled, 1962 Oil on canvas 47 x 38 1/2 in 119.38 x 97.79 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Untitled, 1962
    Oil on canvas
    47 x 38 1/2 in

    119.38 x 97.79 cm

  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
  • Fran Herndon White Angel, 1962 Collage on masonite 25 x 25 in 63.5 x 63.5 cm

    Fran Herndon
    White Angel, 1962
    Collage on masonite
    25 x 25 in

    63.5 x 63.5 cm

  • Fran Herndon Collage For Willie Mays, 1962 Collage on paper 12 x 13 1/2 in 30.48 x 34.29 cm

    Fran Herndon
    Collage For Willie Mays, 1962
    Collage on paper
    12 x 13 1/2 in

    30.48 x 34.29 cm

     
  • Fran Herndon, 2011 Installation view
    Fran Herndon, 2011
    Installation view
Press
  • Fran Herndon at Altman Siegel Gallery

    Artcards Review, Oct 27, 2011
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  • Kevin Killian presents ... Fran Herndon Day

    Dennis Cooper Blog, Oct 1, 2011
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  • FRAN HERNDON’S COLLAGES AT ALTMAN SIEGEL GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO

    David Young Allen, Sep 8, 2011
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