The Color of Rock: The Art of Philip Burke

You may not know his name, but you probably know his art. Philip Burke’s unique and vivid portraits of celebrities from politics, business, sports and the arts have been featured in more than 200 magazines and newspapers, including Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, GQ, and Vogue, just to name a few. Many of his subjects over the past 25 years have been rock stars and Burke was the featured artist at Rolling Stone for seven years. “When I was a teen in Buffalo, I wanted to be a rock star, but I couldn’t play any instruments and I was too shy to sing. So, I put my dream into painting and drawing rock stars,” Burke says.

Exhibition Space Requirements

Approximately 123.5 linear feet

Exhibition Materials

32 original rock and roll paintings by Philip Burke
Protective Plexiglas
Interpretive graphic and identification labels
Ambient soundtrack

Crates

1) 88.5” x 61.5” x 16”
2) 88.5” x 61.5” x 16.5”
3) 76.5” x 61.5” x 18.5”
4) 67.5” x 47.5” x 24.5”
5) 83” x 57” x 25”
6) 69” x 45” x 24”

Insurance

Hosting institution is responsible for certificate of insurance prior to shipping.

Shipping

Hosting institution pays shipping costs by fine arts handler.

Additional charges

Hosting institution pays for the travel of one Rock Hall employee to oversee incoming and outgoing packing/condition reporting.

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