Jean Jacques de la Verriere, Vintage 1970s Pop Art Americana Patriotic American Flag Denim Jeans Hand Sewn

Pop Art American Flag in Handsewn Patchwork Denim. Label from Pratt verso (Pratt MFA ’75)
I had another with a label from OK Harris Gallery verso. This one does not have that label.
Hand signed
Genre: Modern
Medium: Denim Jean Textile Fabric, Mixed Media
Country: United States
Dimensions: 32 X 32 inchesT
his is a textile wall hanging “painting” made from vintage jeans.

JJ had a masters (MFA) from Prat and studied at Hunter college for many years. He was a master jeweler and goldsmith for 50 years, a musician and a photographer. He made a living working with photography, jewelry, bronze sculpture and antique restoration. An artwork in denim by a French Post War & Contemporary artist living in New York City, Jean de la Verrière, An untrained, art brut, ‘outsider’ artist, now 85. He sold some of his denim patriotic flag works through OK Harris gallery in Soho in the 1980s, one went directly to Ralph Lauren, according to the artist. He is also known for sculpture. particularly his working model, fully functional guillotine sculptures. Artist says he was influenced by Pop Art particularly Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns works. He was in the New York art world along with his artist friends Bernar Venet, Arman and Claude Gillie. He fabricated and cast jewelry for some of his friends. This has a Sterling Ruby feel to it but was done a generation earlier. This is assembled like a quilt and was influenced by early American folk art. Jean Jacques De La Verriere, nicknamed J.J., was born 1932 in Paris to a mother of Persian Iranian Jewish descent. She went to Paris to study architecture. When JJ was 9 years old, Hitler invaded Paris. Shortly thereafter the French jews were arrested, except those that were fortunate enough to go into hiding. JJ’s mom retreated to the countryside where her parents lived. She changed her identity and lived out her days in Paris. She died a few years ago and was laid to rest . Her tombstone was inscribed in Hebrew with her real name.