.Calvin Anderson
This mid 20th century advertisement sketch is by Bay Area painter, printmaker, and designer Calvin Anderson (1925-2023). He studied at CCAC and Art Center College in the 1940s and worked as a commercial art director in San Francisco for 40 years. Anderson created graphics for the SF Ballet for 20 years, and two of his poster designs are in the permanent collection at SFMOMA. Anderson taught Design at SFAI in the 1960s. He was a prolific printmaker in the 1990s-2000s, creating hundreds of minimal, abstract compositions drawing from his love of Modernism and design.
Mid 20th Century
Pastel and Ink on Paper
6"x5" unframed, 7"x9" framed
Estate stamped lower right on mat. Excellent vintage condition. Framed floating in a restored vintage wood frame with a distressed beige finish and gold and brown detail along inner lip using archival matting and clear archival spacers behind conservation clear glass.