Sean Earley (May 7, 1953 - May, 1992) was an American artist who resided mostly in the
state of Texas.
In addition to his fine art, mostly oil on canvas, he worked as a
commercial illustrator
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.
Career
His work has appeared in the
Texas Monthly and has been exhibited at the
Whitney Museum and Houston Texas' Alternative Museum. He is widely thought to have died of complications from
AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...
.
In November of 1983 he showed at the Houston Showdown exhibition organized by the Alternative Museum in New York and hosted by DiverseWorks.
Legacy
Today, Todd and Lola Lott of Dallas, TX have the largest collection of Earley's paintings. The Lott's collection includes the entire Presidential Composite Series; 46 presidential portraits from
Washington to Reagan. The largest collection outside of Texas is at Bridgewater Fine Arts in
New York City.
References
External links
Leaving A Legacy - The Sean Earley Retrospective at Boyd
1953 births
1992 deaths
Artists from Texas
AIDS-related deaths in Texas
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