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Gerald Mead is well known for his extensive collection of artworks by past and present Western New York artists which he has shared with the public over the last 20 years through thematic exhibitions and loans to institutions across New York State. Louis Grachos, former director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, said that Gerald’s collection “reveals an astute eye and thoughtful curatorial sensibility.” Gerald is also a highly regarded artist working in collage and assemblage whose work is in the collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Castellani Art Museum, George Eastman Museum in Rochester and the International Museum of Collage, Assemblage & Construction in Santa Fe, NM.

This exhibition is a rare opportunity that brings together Mead’s dual passions for making and collecting art. Gallery owner Grace Meibohm and Mead co-selected work in a range of media from his collection by 14 historic artists including Charles Burchfield, Alexis Jean Fournier, Roy Mason, Walter Prochownik, Amos Sangster, Clara Sipprell, and Agnes Robertson. These works have been paired with works by the selected artists in the gallery’s inventory.

The companion exhibition of Mead’s own artwork includes a new series of Niagara Falls themed collages/assemblages that have been constructed with circa 1900 stereoscope cards of the Niagara River and Falls and miniature vintage frames. For each work in the series, an array of materials and found objects ranging from textiles and mechanical graphics to fragments of damaged jewelry and electronic resistors have been used to create dimensional collaged elements that cleverly allude to the subjects of the stereoscope images.

Not unlike his penchant for collecting art, Gerald seeks out and collects - often antiquated or arcane - materials and objects that serve as the source material for his collages and assemblages. These tandem exhibitions provide a glimpse of the parallel nature of those two avocations.

·                     Dimensions are in inches, height precedes width

·                     All Gerald Mead works are mixed media and found objects, and are titled by the artist.

·                     NFS = Not for Sale - Collection of Gerald Mead

·                     slr = signed lower right, sll = signed lower left

·                     sur = signed upper right, uns = unsigned

·                     s&dlr = signed and dated lower right, s&dll = signed and dated lower left

·                     View the full exhibition and additional available works featured on individual artists’ pages at meibohmfinearts.com

Catalog of Exhibition

1.         Agnes Robertson (1911-2001)

            “Don Quixote Crossing the Delaware”

            16-1/2 x 14, acrylic on paper, s&dlr, 1970                      

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

2.         Agnes Robertson (1911-2001)

            “Birdmen Before the Ascent”

            16-5/8 x 14, acrylic on paper, s&dlr, 1968              

            1700.00

3.         Agnes Robertson (1911-2001)

            Untitled- Dancing Pixies

            18 x 24, acrylic on paper, sll, 1967                                  

            2100.00 (sold)

4.         Howard D. Beach (1867-1954)

            Untitled- Moonlit Beach

            10 x 12, oil on board, slr, 1928                                         

           NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

5.         Howard D. Beach (1867-1954)

            “Moon’s Path II”

            13-1/2 x 10-1/2, Mutotone, s&dlr, 1923                           

            1250.00

6.         Clara Sipprell (1885-1975)

            “Radio City Music Hall, New York”

            9 x 7, pin-hole exposure, slr, c.1920                                

            3900.00 (sold)

7.         Clara E. Sipprell (1885-1975)

            “Sunday Morning on the East River, NYC”

            9 x 7, platinum print, slr, c.1922                                       

            3700.00 (sold)

8.         Amos W. Sangster (1833-1904)

            “Opposite Lewiston” (Plate XLII)

            6-7/8 x 12-1/4, etching, slr, 1888                                      

            500.00

9.         Amos W. Sangster (1833-1904)

            “Brock’s Monument from River Road,

            Near Niagara” (Plate XLV)

            7-1/8 x 12-1/2, etching, slr, 1888                                      

           NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

10.       Amos W. Sangster (1833-1904)

            Study for – “Opposite Lewiston” (Plate XLII)

            6-7/8 x 12-1/4, watercolor, slr, c.1888                             

            1100.00

11.       Clara E. Sipprell (1885-1975)

            “Still Life with St. Francis”

            9-1/4 x 7-1/2, platinum print , slr, c.1920                        

            3500.00

12.       Clara E. Sipprell (1885-1975)

            Untitled- Nina

            9-1/4 x 7-1/2, Gelatin silver print, slr                                

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

13.       Niels Yde Andersen (1888-1952)

            Untitled- Dock Scene

            3-1/2 x 5, etching, s&dlr, 1945

             NFS - Gerald Mead Collection                             

14.       Niels Yde Andersen (1888-1952)

            “Jackson Alley, Buffalo”

            10 x 8, etching, s&dlr, 1935                                               

            900.00

15.       Robert L. Flock (1928-2017)

            Untitled- Remembrance Series, Trees

            6-1/8 x 9-1/8, gouache, uns                                              

            425.00 (sold)

16.       Robert L. Flock (1928-2017)

            Untitled- Remembrance Series, Hillside Trees

            6-1/8 x 9-1/8, gouache, uns                                              

            425.00

17.       Robert L. Flock (1928-2017)

            Untitled- Remembrance Series

            6-1/2 x 9-1/2, gouache, s&dll, 1997                                 

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

18.       Walter A. Prochownik (1923-2000)

            Untitled- The Homeless Series, The Bench

            15 x 15, pastel & charcoal, 1968                                      

            1000.00

19.       Walter A. Prochownik (1923-2000)

            Untitled- The Pollution Series

            9 x 11, charcoal, 1993                                                        

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

20.       Walter A. Prochownik (1923-2000)

            Untitled- Portrait of a Girl

            14-1/8 x 16-1/8, oil on canvas, sur, 1966                        

            975.00 (sold)

21.       Joseph A. Orffeo (1926-2013)

            Untitled

            5-3/4 x 11-1/4, acrylic & cut paper, slr, 1992                                          

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

22.       Joseph A. Orffeo (1926-2013)

            “Blue Grass Series”

            8-1/2 x 17, watercolor, slr, 1987                                       

            650.00

23.       Joseph A. Orffeo (1926-2013)

            “Birches”

            7 x 23, acrylic & cut paper, slr, 1992                               

            750.00

24.       Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

            “The Equinox” (Painted during the lunch hour)

            16 x 18, watercolor, s&dll, 1917                                       

            24,000.00

25.       Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

            Untitled- Three Trees

            5-3/4 x 9, watercolor, s&dlr, 1916                                    

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection, promised bequest gift to the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University

26.       Roydon M. Mason (1886-1972)

            “October Sky”

            14 x 16, oil on canvas, sll                                                  

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

27.       Roydon M. Mason (1886-1972)

            Untitled- California Coast

            18 x 24, watercolor, slr                                                       

            1650.00

28.       Margaret Evans Price (1888-1973)

            Untitled- Cardinal in a Seagrape Tree

            20 x 24, oil on canvas board, uns                                    

            2400.00

29.       Margaret Evans Price (1888-1973)

            Untitled- Hanging Flowers

            20 x 24, oil on board, sll, c.1940s                                    

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

30.       James J. Vullo (1914-1999)

            Untitled- Reflection

            20 x 24-7/8, oil on canvas, slr                                           

            3300.00

31.       James J. Vullo (1914-1999)

            Untitled- Old Building

            12 x 9, watercolor, slr, c.1940                                           

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

32.      James J. Vullo (1914-1999)

            “Crippled Walls”

            11-5/8 x 17-3/4, watercolor, slr, c.1943                           

            950.00 (sold)

33.       Alexis Jean Fournier (1865-1948)

            “Autumn in the Valley at E.A. NY”

            10-1/2 x 13-3/4, oil on board, slr, c.1910                        

            5400.00 (sold)

34.       Alexis Jean Fournier (1865-1948)

            “Venice”

            12-1/2 x 18-1/2, oil on canvas board, slr, c.1905                                                                             

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection, promised bequest gift to the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University

35.       Martha Burchfield-Richter (1924-1977)

            “Country Road, Winter”

            9 x 12-3/8, watercolor, slr, 1967                                       

            1000.00

36.       Martha Burchfield-Richter (1924-1977)

            Untitled- Barn

            18 x 11, watercolor, slr, 1972                                            

            NFS - Gerald Mead Collection

Works by Gerald Mead:

37.       Niagara IX (American Side)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

38.       Niagara III (American Side)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

39.       Niagara V (Dufferin Islands)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

40.       Niagara VII (Canadian Side)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

41.       Niagara I (Admiring Tourists)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

42.       Niagara III (Winter Cannot Silence)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

43.       Niagara VI (Rocky Bank)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

44.       Niagara II (Goat Island)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

45.       Niagara IV (Edge of the Rapids)

            6 x 6, 2023                                                                           

            495.00 (sold)

46.       Waterworks IV

            6 x 6, 2014                                                                           

            595.00

47.       Running Out of Time I

            4 x 3, 2023                                                                           

            325.00 (sold)

48.       Running Out of Time II

            4 x 3, 2023                                                                           

            325.00 (sold)

49.       Running Out of Time III

            4 x 3, 2023               

325.00 (sold)

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  Agnes Robertson   (American, 1911-2001),   "Don Quixote Crossing the Delaware" - 1970 ,   16-1/2 x 14,   acrylic on paper,   Signed & dated lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Agnes Robertson   (American, 1911-2001),   "Birdmen Before the Ascent" - 1968 ,   16-5/8 x 14,   Acrylic on paper,   Signed & dated lower right,   1700.00
• 
  Agnes Robertson   (American, 1911-2001),   Untitled- Dancing Pixies - 1967 ,   18 x 24,   Acrylic on paper,   Signed lower left,   2100.00 (sold)
• 
  Howard D. Beach   (American, 1867-1954),   Untitled- Moonlit Beach - 1928 ,   10 x 12,   Oil on board,   Signed lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Howard D. Beach   (American, 1867-1954),   “Moon’s Path II” - 1923 ,   13-1/2 x 10-1/2,   Mutotone,   Signed & dated lower right,   1250.00
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  Clara Estelle Sipprell   (Canadian-American, 1885-1975),   “Radio City Music Hall, New York” - Circa 1920 ,   9 x 7,   Pin-hole exposure,   Signed lower right (on mat),   3900.00 (sold)
• 
  Clara Estelle Sipprell   (Canadian-American, 1885-1975),   “Sunday Morning on the East River, NYC” - Circa 1922 ,   9 x 7,   Platinum print,   Signed lower right,   3700.00 (sold)
• 
  Amos W. Sangster   (Canadian-American, 1833-1904),   “Opposite Lewiston” (Plate XLII) - 1888 ,   6-7/8 x 12-1/4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   500.00
• 
  Amos W. Sangster   (Canadian-American, 1833-1904),   “Brock’s Monument from River Road, Near Niagara” (Plate XLV) - 1888 ,   7-1/8 x 12-1/2,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
• 
  Amos W. Sangster   (Canadian-American, 1833-1904),   Study for – “Opposite Lewiston” (Plate XLII) - Circa 1888 ,   6-7/8 x 12-1/4,   Watercolor,   Signed lower right,   1100.00
• 
  Clara Estelle Sipprell   (Canadian-American, 1885-1975),   “Still Life with St. Francis” - Circa 1920 ,   9-1/4 x 7-1/2,   Platinum print,   Signed lower right,   3500.00
• 
  Clara Estelle Sipprell   (Canadian-American, 1885-1975),   Untitled- Nina ,   9-1/4 x 7-1/2,   Gelatin Silver Print,   Signed lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   Untitled- Dock Scene - 1945 ,   3-1/2 x 5,   Etching,   Signed & dated lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   “Jackson Alley, Buffalo” - 1935 ,   10 x 8,   Etching,   Signed & dated lower right,   900.00
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  Robert Lyall Flock   (American, 1928-2017),   Untitled- Remembrance Series, Trees ,   6-1/8 x 9-1/8,   Gouache,   Unsigned,   425.00 (sold)
• 
  Robert Lyall Flock   (American, 1928-2017),   Untitled- Remembrance Series, Hillside Trees ,   6-1/8 x 9-1/8,   Gouache,   Unsigned,   425.00
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  Robert Lyall Flock   (American, 1928-2017),   Untitled- Remembrance Series - 1997 ,   6-1/2 x 9-1/2,   Gouache,   Signed & dated lower left,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Walter A. Prochownik   (American, 1923-2000),   Untitled- The Homeless Series, The Bench - 1968 ,   15 x 15,   Pastel & charcoal,   ,   1000.00
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  Walter A. Prochownik   (American, 1923-2000),   Untitled- The Pollution Series - 1993 ,   9 x 11,   Charcoal,   ,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Walter A. Prochownik   (American, 1923-2000),   Untitled- Portrait of a Girl - 1966 ,   14-1/8 x 16-1/8,   Oil on canvas,   Signed upper right,   975.00 (sold)
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  Joe Orffeo   (American, 1926-2013),   Untitled - 1992 ,   5-3/4 x 11-1/4,   Acrylic & cut paper,   Signed lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Joe Orffeo   (American, 1926-2013),   “Blue Grass Series” - 1987 ,   8-1/2 x 17,   Watercolor,   Signed lower right,   650.00
• 
  Joe Orffeo   (American, 1926-2013),   “Birches” - 1992 ,   7 x 23,   Acrylic & cut paper,   Signed lower right,   750.00
• 
  Charles Ephraim Burchfield   (American, 1893-1967),   “The Equinox” (Painted during the lunch hour) - 1917 ,   16 x 18,   Watercolor,   Signed & dated lower right,   24,000.00
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  Charles Ephraim Burchfield   (American, 1893-1967),   Untitled- Three Trees - 1916 ,   5-3/4 x 9,   Watercolor,   Signed & dated lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection, promised bequest gift to the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University
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  Roydon “Roy” M. Mason   (American, 1886-1972),   “October Sky” ,   14 x 16,   Oil on canvas,   Signed lower left,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Roydon “Roy” M. Mason   (American, 1886-1972),   Untitled- California Coast ,   18 x 24,   Watercolor,   Signed lower right,   1650.00
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  Margaret Evans Price   (American, 1888-1973),   Untitled- Cardinal in a Seagrape Tree ,   20 x 24,   Oil on canvasboard,   Unsigned,   2400.00
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  Margaret Evans Price   (American, 1888-1973),   Untitled- Hanging Flowers - Circa 1940s ,   20 x 24,   Oil on board,   Signed lower left,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  James J. Vullo   (American, 1914-1999),   Untitled- Reflection ,   20 x 24-7/8,   Oil on canvas,   Signed lower right,   3300.00
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  James J. Vullo   (American, 1914-1999),   Untitled- Old Building - Circa 1940 ,   12 x 9,   Watercolor,   Signed lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  James J. Vullo   (American, 1914-1999),   “Crippled Walls” - Circa 1943 ,   11-5/8 x 17-3/4,   Watercolor,   Signed lower right,   950.00
• 
  Alexis Jean Fournier   (American, 1865-1948),   “Autumn in the Valley at E.A. NY” - Circa 1910 ,   10-1/2 x 13-3/4,   Oil on artist board,   Signed lower right,   5400.00 (sold)
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  Alexis Jean Fournier   (American, 1865-1948),   “Venice” - Circa 1905 ,   12-1/2 x 18-1/2,   Oil on canvas board,   Signed lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection, promised bequest gift to the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University
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  Martha Burchfield Richter   (American, 1924-1977),   “Country Road, Winter” - 1967 ,   9 x 12-3/8,   Watercolor,   Signed lower right,   1000.00
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  Martha Burchfield Richter   (American, 1924-1977),   Untitled- Barn - 1972 ,   18 x 11,   Watercolor,   Signed lower right,   NFS - Gerald Mead Collection
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara IX (American Side) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara III (American Side) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara V (Dufferin Islands) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara VII (Canadian Side) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara I (Admiring Tourists) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara III (Winter Cannot Silence) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara VI (Rocky Bank) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara II (Goat Island) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Niagara IV (Edge of the Rapids) - 2023 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   495.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Waterworks IV - 2014 ,   6 x 6,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   595.00
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Running Out of Time I - 2023 ,   4 x 3,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   325.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Running Out of Time II - 2023 ,   4 x 3,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   325.00 (sold)
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  Gerald Mead   (American, 1962-),   Running Out of Time III - 2023 ,   4 x 3,   Mixed media and found objects,   Signed & dated lower right,   325.00 (sold)