Serl Extended
Jon Serl, Two Faced , 1947. Messer/Gaver collection The Langson OCMA's "Jon Serl: As One, As Many" has been extended through Sep. 13, 2026. Serl (1894–1993) was, under various names, a female impersonator in vaudeville; a Hollywood scriptwriter; a voice actor who dubbed the lines of actors who couldn't make the transition to talkies. He quit show business after seeing a horse killed by accident on a movie set. For the rest of his life Serl took a succession of odd jobs, culminating in that of an artist. Once pegged as art brut , Serl's work defies pigeonholing and "continues to influence contemporary artists in ways that verge on the esoteric."
