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Brush, Paint

Object number2015.51.1

Date1950-2011

MediumWood/Metal/Paint/Hair

Credit LineGift of Terry Gruber

DescriptionPaint brush with rounded, tapered wood handle with various colors of paint over the wood; handle comes to a point at one end. At other end of handle is silver-tone metal ferrule with crimp at bottom. Head of brush is flat with slightly rounded corners. Bristles are likely of a natural material (hair) and are slightly uneven at the tip of the head and has variations in color due to paint residue.Dimensions1.063 x 0.625 x 14.813 in. (2.7 x 1.6 x 37.6 cm)
Historical NotesPaint brush 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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