Olan Montgomery

Olan Montgomery, sometimes called only Olan,^[1] is an American pop-artist notable for his pop-art portraits of both celebrities and unknown people^[2], and for his depictions of the Gay party scene.^[3] He employs a technique where transfers his own photographs to canvas, in order to embue photographic portraits with color. Village Voice art critic Michael Musto described the artist as "upping the subculture".^[4] He is based in New York but was born in Georgia.^[4]

References

1. ^ LAUREL GROSS (July 13, 2003). "URBAN TACTICS; Tellers in Tangerine". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/13/nyregion/urban-tactics-tellers-in-tangerine.html. Retrieved 2010-01-05. "Olan (don't call him Timmothy Olan Montgomery, his birth name) is a customer at the bank as well as an artist, and he wanted to do something for those women who have been greeting him with such grace and so many smiles since he started banking there two and a half years ago. Being a Southerner (born in Georgia) and a gentleman, he refers to them as ladies." 
2. ^ http://www.saatchionline.com/olanscooter
3. ^ http://www.60by80.com/new-york/whos-who-arts-culture/q-a-olan-montgomery.html
4. ^ ^{a b} Michael Musto, (Mar. 3 2008). "Portrait Artist Makes it Big By Upping the Subculture". The Village Voice. http://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/2008/03/portrait_artist.php. Retrieved 2010-01-05. "Now, I hold onto every little canvas—and thank God, I've not only kept the portrait Olan Montgomery made of me, it's looming on my living room wall and lording over all the portraits." 

External links

• Olan Montgomery's website

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Name	Montgomery, Olan
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Date of birth	1963
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