Robert Huff: 47 Years
September 4–November 8, 2015
Museum of Art and Design at MDC
Robert Huff: 47 Years
This critical survey explores the works of artist and MDC professor Robert Huff, whose death in 2014 left behind an incomparable legacy—as a sculpture professor at Miami Dade College and chairman of its art department, he inspired and worked with some of Miami’s best artists, integrating with the earliest incarnations of the city’s arts community itself.
In 1968, Huff received his MFA from the University of South Florida, joining the faculty of Miami-Dade Community College, South Campus (now known as Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus) that year. His résumé lists more than twenty solo exhibits during the years 1971–2012, in places that include various cities in Florida and in Washington, D.C. From 1969 to 2013, his art was selected for dozens of group exhibitions. Among institutions holding his art in permanent collections are Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Fort Lauderdale’s Museum of Art, and the Ringling Museum of Art.
Robert Huff: 47 Years is curated by Carol Jazzar.
Tennis Court, 1970, Plexiglas, chrome, found object, and enamel, 12 x 24 x 38 inches (30.5 x 61 x 96.5 cm). Photo by Frank Casale.
Floridascape, 1973, chrome, Plexiglas, pencil, enamel paint, and found parts, 14 x 27 x 16 ½ (35.6 x 68.6 x 41.9 cm). Photo by Frank Casale.
Smolny Sonata, 1990, pencil, acrylic, oil, and gold leaf on canvas, 68 ½ x 88 x1 ½ inches (174 x 223.5 x 3.8 cm). Photo by Frank Casale.
Pete’s Pulley, 1996, acrylic, pencil, aluminum, and canvas, 105 x 198 x 6 ¼ inches (266.7 x 502.9 x 15.9 cm). Photo by Frank Casale.
H R Slab Town, 2009, pencil and acrylic on panel, 48 x 73 ½ x 4 inches (121.9 x 186.7 x 10.2 cm). Photo by Frank Casale.
Titan, 2010, wood, bronze, stainless steel, and coal, 84 ½ x28 x 31 inches (214.6 x 71.1 x 78.7 cm). Photo by Frank Casale.
H R 6-12, 2012, pencil and acrylic on OSB, 20 x 16 x 4 inches (50.8 x 40.6 x 10.2 cm). Photo by Frank Casale.
Untitled (New River Trail), 2014, pencil, acrylic, and foil on OSB, 60 x 90 x 4 inches (152.4 x 228.6 x 10.2 cm) overall. Photo by Frank Casale.
Installation view, Robert Huff: 47 Years, Museum of Art and Design at MDC, September 4–November 8, 2015. Photo by Frank Casale. © Museum of Art and Design at MDC.
Installation view, Robert Huff: 47 Years, Museum of Art and Design at MDC, September 4–November 8, 2015. Photo by Frank Casale. © Museum of Art and Design at MDC.
Installation view, Robert Huff: 47 Years, Museum of Art and Design at MDC, September 4–November 8, 2015. Photo by Frank Casale. © Museum of Art and Design at MDC.
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