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Suzie Depoo-Zuzek
Gallery On Greene is pleased to represent
Suzie Depoo-Zuzek.
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An Angel Play
the Mandolin
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But I Gave
You a Rose |
The
Pomegranate
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Girl and
Unicorn
glazed
ceramic |
Nance's Roses
glazed
ceramic |
Grouper |
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Suzie DePoo's Angel Series: The Continual Elegance of
Innocence
Most venerated and highly reclusive of the famed women artists of
Key West, Suzie DePoo’s career has spanned many decades. At 85 she
is one of the most mature and refined artisans. Although she is best
celebrated for her watercolors and ceramic tile creations, she also
works in ancient, reclaimed drift wood, centuries old glass from
Bottle Beach collected in the fifties, wire and just about anything
that can be shaped or painted on.
In a word Suzie DePoo is a classicist. She graduated from Pratt
Institute on the GI Bill after serving in the second world war. Her
work is monochromatic or vivid in color, the expressive distortions
remind one of what it takes to make fine art. She incorporates
classic literary influences; mermaids, unicorns and Biblical
references. She is ruminating in her later eremite life, taking
immense pleasure exploring variations on themes. Well into her
eighth decade the work becomes more lustrous and valuable.
Much of Suzie’s sum and substance was displayed at The Customs House
Museum one woman show “A Remarkable Retrospective”. Many of Key
West’s most prestigious collections include Suzie DePoo’s work. Her
large ceramic tile work graces the Monroe County Library, two
exquisite examples of art in public places. She created originals
for the Pier House when it first opened and also painted the piano
for the bar. Other examples of her work include the entire ceiling,
walls and doors of a near shore island, elegantly treated with color
on wood.
Her classical training at Pratt prepared her for thirty years of
textile design at Key West Handprints. During the years when the
Handprint factory produced fabulous serigraphic works with natural
dyes on Sea Island Cotton, Suzie was selected to design intricate
representational floral, landscape and seascape patterns reflecting
the natural beauty of the Keys.
Suzie DePoo, continues to weave a rich legacy into the fabric of Key
West’s artistic archives. The Gallery on Greene is honored to
represent this most exceptional of the artists of Key West. Come
take a journey into the amazing ethereal world of Suzie DePoo at the
Gallery on Greene, 606 Greene St.
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