Your Pal, Cliff: Selections From the HC Westermann Study Collection June 7, 2009

Horace Clifford (H. C.) Westermann created a meticulously crafted and highly personal body of work that defies easy categorization. He blended imagery born of profound personal experiences--especially apparent in the Death Ship and other motifs related to his searing experiences in World War II--with bawdy, absurd, or unsettling elements from contemporary American material culture. This comprehensive and revealing new exhibition offers fresh insight into the work and life of this singular American artist. Drawing largely on material that has never been exhibited before, 'Your Pal, Cliff' includes correspondence, sketchbooks, print blocks, gift objects, photographic documentation, tools, and unfinished projects in addition to rich holdings of finished sculptures, drawings, and prints.