The below are detailed images of a few of Ursula Meyer's key works. None of the works pictured have never been available to the public for sale. Select items have been featured in a number of Meyer's gallery exhibitions throughout the 60's. To view all of the works in this collection, please browse our Lookbook.
Palatial Bust of Henri Robert-Marcel Duchamp. "Rrose Selavy" was Duchamp's female alter ego.
Duchamp was a key influencer for the drag and gay community.
Sculpture measures 47" high 27.5" wide and 21.5" deep.
Signed 'UM' and dated '1977'
Monumental Geometric Form Sculpture,
1 of 5 Monumental Geometric Sculptures.
Ranging in hight and width, The tallest being 6' tall and 2' wide.
Signed 'UM' and Dated '1984-96'
Two Monumental 'Baby God' Sculptures sitting on pedestals.
The sculptures themselves sit approximately 2' high, while the pedestal stands a little over 2'.
Signed 'UM' and dated '1977'
Sculpture depicting a man projecting and preparing to launch an object. A possible reference to protest. Meyer was fascinated with the art of protesting, and regularly attended events, photographing them herself. Pictures of Meyer's powerful photographs can be seen in the gallery below.
Monumental Sculpture depicting a Gargoyle.
Incredibly detailed and painted in a chalky army green.
Standing approximately 3' high and 18" wide.
In December of 1983, Alan Wallach of Art Magazine summed up the impact of the 'baby gods'
by observing that these"...sullen, imperious 'babies' suggested the insatiable egoism, the fantasy of infantile omnipotence that lies at the center of the totalitarian psyche."
Small clay figures painted in a chalky gray
Sketches pictured are directly from Ursula Meyer's personal portfolio;
many of which would later come to life in the form of a sculpture. Meyer's sketches offer
a unique look into her creative process.
Monumental Bust of a Man.
Incredibly detailed sculpture, painted in a chalky grey.
Measures approximately 20" H 12" W 10" D
Stainless steel variable units in geometric shapes. These shapes were used in an exhibition by Architectural Art, Inc. Meyer's geometrical shapes were shown with signs reading "Please Move" instead of "Do Not Touch," in an effort to enable the viewer to create his/her own sculpture. (The Sunday Star, 1968)
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