Geoffrey Raymond
Geoffrey Raymond | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Virginia in Charlottesville. |
| Known for | Painting |
Geoffrey Raymond (born 6 October 1953)[1] is an American painter. He is best known for painting embattled Wall Street CEOs,[2] then exhibiting them in a public place and inviting pedestrians who pass by to annotate his work with Sharpies.[3] His painting style is described as a Jackson Pollock/Chuck Close fusion.[4] Because of the physical incorporation of public commentary on the face of his works, his Wall Street series expands the notion of traditional portraiture and becomes both painted depictions and historical documentation of the 2007–2008 financial crisis.[5]
Raymond was born in New York City and grew up in Fairfax, Virginia. He attended college at the University of Virginia, where he studied both art and medieval English, receiving a Bachelor's degree in English in 1976.[citation needed]
He first started painting Wall Street figures in 2006 when he painted a portrait of New York Stock Exchange CEO Richard Grasso during the NYSE compensation controversy.[6]
The first time he encouraged public annotation was in 2007, when he painted a portrait of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch[7] and exhibited it in front of the Dow Jones headquarters downtown. Since then, he has painted a wide range of subjects, including former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer,[8] former Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne,[9] former Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld,[10] former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg,[11] Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke,[12] former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson,[13] and others. In 2011 he exhibited a second portrait of Murdoch and displayed it for comment outside News Corp headquarters in Midtown Manhattan New York.[14]
Raymond currently resides in Troy, NY and New York City.
References
[edit]- ^ ———— (2019-10-06). "Ode on a Grecian Urn (With Apologies to Shelley)". Medium. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "Outside Lehman building, artist captures scorn". NBC News. Associated Press. 2008-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ "'Nothing Too Raunchy, and Stay Off the Face' – Daily Intel". New York. 2008-07-29. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "Financial Expressionism" (11 slides). The New York Times. 2008-11-14. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ^ ———— (2009-07-30). "Exclusive Interview: Acclaimed Artist Geoffrey Raymond". Wall St. Cheat Sheet (Interview). Interviewed by Hoffman, Damien. Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "Artist Finds His Muse in Former Exchange Chief". Dealbook. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Heming, Julia (2007-07-24). "At Dow Jones Headquarters, Murdoch Portrait Gets Graffiti". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "Wall Street vents on Spitzer portrait". CNN. New York City. 2008-03-14. Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Spector, Mike (2008-05-29). "Scenes from Bear Stearns' Final Hours – Deal Journal". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Caruso, David B. (2008-09-17). "NY artist records public scorn on Wall Street". USA Today. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Chadwick, Alex (host); Brand, Madeleine (host); Raymond, Geoffrey; Brestowitz, Paul (2008-09-23). Artist Taps Into Anger At Corporate CEOs. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Ohrstrom, Lysandra (2008-07-29). "The Local: On Wall Street, Cautious Fatalism". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ "Favorite Wall Street Whipping Boys" (12 slides). CNBC. 2009-10-07. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ Prodhan, Georgina (2011-08-09). "Insight: Rupert Murdoch's dynastic dream slips from his grasp". Reuters. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.