Description
53rd Annual Mark Twain Library Art Show
Artist’s Bio:
Born in Brooklyn in 1942, James Grashow’s wildly inventive and provocative works have graced dozens of distinguished museums and galleries, iconic album covers, and preeminent publications for over six decades.
He was an award-winning sculptor and woodcut artist, perhaps best known for his creative genius working with cardboard. Jimmy’s corrugated creations astonishingly ranged from large-scale installations including the Trevi fountain and a riotous mob of 100 monkeys (The Great Monkey Project) to tiny, elaborate bouquets of stemmed cities (Houseplants), and exquisitely detailed birds (Cardbirds).
Jimmy Grashow attended Pratt Institute where he received a BFA and was awarded a Fulbright Grant in Florence, Italy. He returned to Pratt to receive his MFA, and then taught at the school one day a week for over ten years.
He had his first sculpture show at the celebrated Allan Stone Gallery in Manhattan in 1966, a relationship which continued for over 50 years.
Jimmy Grashow lived and worked in Redding with his wife, Guzzy since the early 1970’s. They have two children and five fabulous grandchildren. Tragically, Jimmy died in September, 2025, after a brief and heroic battle with pancreatic cancer.
