The mechanic, Jared Whippie, found out the art was by Francis Hines, an abstract expressionist who died in 2016
The Washington Square arch in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan, New York, is enshrouded in fabric as part of a program of environmental art by Francis Hines, sponsored by the group the Friends of Washington Square Park, May 10, 1980.WATERBURY, Conn. — A trove of paintings and other artwork found in an abandoned barn has turned out to be worth millions.
Hines wrapped more than 10 buildings in New York including the Washington Square Arch, JFK Airport and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, art curator and historian Peter Hastings Falk told the news outlet. Whipple showed some of the pieces at a gallery in Waterbury last year, and recently decided to sell some of the art. He is collaborating with Hollis Taggart, a New York City-based gallery, on exhibits in New York and Connecticut in shows beginning next month.
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