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The Whitney Museum held its 1968 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Sculpture, which ran from December 17, 1968, to February 9, 1969. The catalogue for the 1968 exhibition features a piece by Jerry Ballaine on its cover, titled "H. & Hardart No. 14". This exhibition showcased sculptures by 137 artists, including Ballaine. The Whitney Museum held its 1969 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting from December 16, 1969 to February 1, 1970. While the title indicates a focus on painting, some exhibits included sculpture, and a piece by Ballaine was featured April 15-May 5, 1969 (H. and Hardart, No 2, 46 x 46 x 8" See catalog here: 1968 Annual Whitney

Polymath, multi-talented, restlessly innovative, profoundly proliferative, Jerrold Ballaine, known as a leader in the “Bay Area Figurative School,” he also led the “Funk” movement of the 1970’s. His output of uniformly significant work is extraordinary by any standard. The present study attempts to examine a life of many inter-penetrating interests and skills. In an era of superspecalization,it is rare that so many significant skills are embodied by one artist, especially in an era where individuals of doubtful significance are raised to undeserved status. If we considered only Ballaine’s contributions to figurative painting and sculpture, it would yield a vast body of significant work. The present volume, which represents a seventh volume devoted to his work, is a current catalog of his work in 3 dimensional painting. Full color ISBN: 978-1-7356226-4-4 Copyright Year: © 2021 Language: English Pages 227 Author: JACK LEISSRING Binding paperback, matte cover Interior Ink Full color Dimensions (inches) 8-1/2 wide x 11 tall Price $57.50 available at www.lulu.com