FROM THE VAULT
Eldred and Ippolito
Temporarily Off View. Reopening in Sears Harkness II this Fall.
Discover works from Binghamton University professors Charles Eldred and Angelo Ippolito in this exhibition of works from the Roberson Museum Collection.
Charles Eldred (1938-1996)
Associate Professor of Art at Binghamton University, 1962-1994
Born in Binghamton, New York, Charles Eldred received a B.A. in 1960 from Harper College, State University of New York at Binghamton. An important element of his work, both in sculpture and drawing, was the interweaving of seemingly incompatible elements. The detailed pen and ink drawings, meticulously rendered in combinations of abstract, architectural, and naturalistic forms, tell timeless stories of an epic quality. His sculptures feature brass or bronze objects, removed from their normal context and spun into a fantastic world of the artist’s invention.
Angelo Ippolito (1922-2001)
Professor of Art at Binghamton University, 1971-2001
Angelo Ippolito was born in St. Arsenio, Italy. He studied at Ozenfan School of Fine Arts in New York, at the Brooklyn Museum Art School with John Ferren, and at the Meschini Institute in Rome, Italy. He was a teacher during most of his professional life, including Cooper Union in New York from 1956 to 1966; Michigan State University, 1966 to 1971; and from 1971 at the State University of New York at Binghamton, New York.
Ippolito is best known for color field oil paintings on canvas, evoking jazz-inspired improvisations, with loose brushwork and a light, weightless touch. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally, and he played a central role in creating the downtown art scene of postwar New York City.
