R.B. Kitaj, The Adding Machine, 63/70 Screenprint 1972

ABOUT R.B. Kitaj, The Adding Machine, Edition of 70, Signed and numbered 63/70 in pencil lower right. Unframed. Printed by Kelpra Studios, London, with their ink stamp on the back. CREATOR R.B. Kitaj, United Kingdom and USA.  DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1972. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Screenprint on wove paper. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 29.75 in. x W 21.5 in.  HISTORY Ronald Brooks Kitaj (American, 1932-2007) Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ronald Brooks (R.B.) Kitaj studied at the Cooper Union Institute in New York, the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna, and the Royal College of Art in London. It was there he met fellow artist David Hockney, with whom he was included in the 1976 exhibition at the Hayward Gallery called “The Human Clay” that was organized by the Arts Council of Great Britain. Kitaj’s first solo exhibition was in 1963 at Marlborough Fine Art, and since then his work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions and retrospectives, including s