Lot 649: Mixed Media Collage by Clive Veri

Clive Veri (American, 20th-21st century), titled Unfair Housing Isn't Unfair It's Illegal, signed l.r., dated 69 l.l. with handwritten inscription on verso Notes from Clive Veri / Roy Lichtenstein inspired this piece when he was my undergraduate design instructor at SUNY-Oswego / I went beyond his teaching on how to do collages, and using the framing design of the math symbol of "inequality," covered the base collage with a transparent collage related to social inequality, and includes a newspaper clipping of Roy Lichtenstein's obituary, dated 9-30-9. Clive Veri went on to receive his doctorate from the University of Nebraska. Currently he holds the position of President Emeritus at Shawnee State University, located in southern Ohio, after serving for 37 years in higher education. He received his B.S. from SUNY-Oswego in 1961 and likely studied with Lichtenstein in the late 1950s; dia. 19.75 in. (unframed); 24 x 24 in. (framed)

Toning to collage and minor loss of tinfoil around edges of board.