Alaskan Gold I
Artwork
Medium:
Photograph
Date:
circa 1960
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Height: 17.5 in
Width: 11.75 in
Description:
Dominantly misty green shades; in focus- bright yellow flower in the lower center. It has five heart shaped petals and a dark green stalk. Another out of focus flowers is near the very bottom. An unopened flower dominates the upper portion of the piece.
Historical Context:
Robert Koropp was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1924. After serving in the army in World War II, he attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where he received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, receiving his Master of Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.