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Palette

Object number2015.51.9

Date1950-2011

MediumWood/Paint

Credit LineGift of Terry Gruber

DescriptionWood artist palette with layers of colored paint on both sides. Rounded rectangle with curved indent along one end and an oval thumb hole set in to the palette at the apex of the curve. The thumb hole has beveled edges. Paint thickness and color varies.Dimensions12 x 16 in., 0.125 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm, 0.3 cm)
Historical NotesArtist's palette used by PIttsburgh artist Aaronel deRoy Gruber. Aaronel deRoy Gruber was a 1940 graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) who majored in costume design. Gruber started out as a painter dedicated to the Abstract Expressionist movement that dominated the mid-20th century and later, beginning in the 1960s, got involved in sculpture working in steel, Uvex, and Plexiglas. In the late 1980s she got involved in photography. Gruber continued working up until her death in 2011. Donor Terry Gruber is the son of Aaronel deRoy Gruber and Irving Gruber.

Previous owner Aaronel deRoy Gruber (1918 - 2011)

Related institution Carnegie Mellon University

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