About the artist:

Raymond Parker, a New York School Abstract Expressionist, was a colorist influenced by Cubism in his early work. He later sought to improvise in paint as he did in his playing as a jazz musician. Parker was born in Beresford, South Dakota in 1922. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1948 from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Before moving to New York in 1955, he taught in Iowa, Minnesota and Tennessee. He later was a guest critic at Columbia University and Bennington College. 1990 Died in New York City, NY (US) Public exhibitions 2007 Ray Parker - Paintings and Drawings from the 1960s Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York, NY 2006 Ray Parker Paintings 1959-1973 Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI 2004 The Abstract Eye - Selections from the Permanent Collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art - SMoCA, Phoenix, AZ Ray Parker - Paintings from the 1970s Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York, NY 2000 Ray Parker - The Simple Paintings, 1958-1965 Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York, NY 1999 Ray Parker - Works on Paper c. 1960 Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York, NY Representing galleries Germany - Vonderbank Artgalleries - Frankfurt/M, Frankfurt/Main USA - Parkerson Gallery, Houston, TX - Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York, NY Public collections United Kingdom - Tate Britain, London (England) USA -MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA - The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH - David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, RI - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA