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Apr 9, 2010 · A show at Acquavella Galleries may be enough to rehabilitate the reputation of Robert and Ethel Sculls, a flamboyant couple who kicked off the market for Pop Art.
Robert Scull (1915–January 1, 1986) was an American art collector, best known for his "world-famous collection of Pop and Minimal art". [1] Born in New York to Russian immigrant parents, Scull dropped out of high school and had various jobs until his wife inherited a share of a taxi business.
Apr 15, 2010 · These impulses propelled Robert Scull, and his wife, Ethel, through one of the greatest, most influential shopping sprees in postwar American art.
- Roberta Smith
Ethel Scull (1921-2001) was a wealthy patron of pop and minimal art, known for her collection with her husband Robert Scull. She was also the subject of Andy Warhol's first commissioned painting, Ethel Scull 36 Times, which depicts her in 36 different poses.
Now the two figures—Robert Scull was cast in his sneakers without incident—are permanently placed in their Fifth Avenue apartment. Ethel wears her signature sunglasses; Robert stands proudly...
The Guts and Glory of Robert Scull. “ Suddenly, it is all quiet as hell here, and cold. Bob Scull stares out into the galactical Tastee-Freeze darkness of Queens and watches his breath turn white in front of him.”. – Tom Wolfe.
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Robert Scull, whose real name was Ruby Sokolnifoff, married Ethel, a well-to-do girl whose father owned a fleet of taxicabs, in the mid-1940s. Robert took over and grew the business successfully ...
