1952 – 2017 · New York
Richard
Hambleton
Street Art · Painting · Shadow Figures
Richard Hambleton, often hailed as the "Godfather of Street Art," was a pivotal figure in New York's downtown scene alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. He rose to prominence in the 1980s with his haunting Shadowmen and Horse and Rider figures — violent black silhouettes that appeared as if painted in mid-detonation — covering Lower Manhattan's alleyways and later shifting to works on canvas and paper.
Hambleton exhibited at the Venice Biennale during the 1980s. Today, his work is held in major institutions including the Brooklyn Museum, the Andy Warhol Museum, and MoMA. Philippe Hoerle-Guggenheim and The Sphere Gallery have championed Hambleton's legacy with one of the most significant private holdings of the artist's work.
Works in Institutional Collections
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
Brooklyn Museum, New York
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh
