Bradley Arthur sculptor All Artwork © Be-Art 1980-2018 Richard Brown Baker in his home in NYC in early 1980’s and 90’s with Arthur’s text-based sculptures Richard Brown Baker exhibited a few objects from his collection after he passed away. Most of his collection is now part of Yale University Art Gallery

 Richard Brown  Baker passed away in 2002

Richard Brown  Baker - Collector  Dies at 89  -NY Times - - by  Roberta Smith

Arthur’s “Enough” bronze sits below a Hans Hoffman in a back room of Richard Brown Baker’s incredible NYC art filled apartment in the early 90’s. He passed away in 2002 and bequeathed his collection to Yale University Art Gallery. Yale Collection Archive

““Rusted Word Relief”

An early text based sculpture

was hung is a hallway with works by Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud, Robert Motherwell and others.


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 On this visit to Richards collection

the “Enough”bronze

was exhibited in his living room

between a

Robert Indiana painting

 and a

 Duane Hanson sculpture

.


“Steel Ideas”

 “This is the most honest piece I own” he said


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