Cadmium Thrust
Date1965
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 66 1/2 × 58 1/8 inches (168.9 × 147.6 cm)
Framed: 67 7/8 × 59 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (172.4 × 151.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Canter.
Object number2005.25
Copyright© Estate of Howard Mehring.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextA native of Washington, D.C., Howard Mehring was a leading figure among the artists of the Washington Color School. He studied at Wilson Teachers College in Washington, where he was an art major, and earned his M.F.A. from The Catholic University of America. Unlike other Washington Color School artists, Mehring preferred to use geometric forms in his work and to apply thick layers of paint. He exhibited extensively in Washington during his lifetime and was also included in exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum and the Guggenheim Museum. The Corcoran Gallery of Art mounted a major retrospective of his paintings in 1977, shortly before the artist’s death.
