Royal Robertson at SUNDAY GALLERY

4,123 views · Published 23 August 2007 · 10:09 · Indexed 2 October 2026

Channel: jameskalm · 2007 · Entertainment

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James Kalm, while cruising through the Lower Eastside, is attracted by the sight of strange diagrammatic drawings and stops to investigate.  Royal Robertson (1936-1997) was a professional sign painter from Louisiana who began to make drawing inspired by his messianic visions and utopian ideals.  Working with cheesy materials like ballpoint pen and magic-markers on poster-board, he infused his love of comics, calendrical systems, and science fiction into a graphic language that both haunting and attractive.  Sean Horton delivers an insightful introduction into Robertson's work.

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