About robert

Robert Marbury is a multi-disciplinary artist working in fabric, photography and fur. Exploring the liminal spaces in contemporary culture, Marbury highlights norms and social rules and pairs them with an absurdist manifesto.
Marbury embraces creativity as meditation with diverse projects ranging from the Baltimore Yeti to Presidential Facial Hair Portraits. His production-focused methodology is heavily influenced by research and the study of Anthropology.
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Presidential Facial Hair Portraits

As an ode to the Eleven bearded Presidents of the United States, I grew all of their facial hair and produced self-portraits, which have been presented as prints, porcelain plates and skateboard decks.
  • #27
    #27
    William Howard Taft Republican
  • #26
    #26
    Theodore Roosevelt Republican
  • #22 & #24
    #22 & #24
    Grover Cleveland Democrat
  • #21
    #21
    Chester A Arthur Republican
  • #20
    #20
    James A Garfield Republican
  • #19
    #19
    Rutherford B Hayes Republican
  • #18
    #18
    Ulysses S Grant Republican
  • #16
    #16
    Abraham Lincoln Republican
  • #8
    #8
    Martin Van Buren Democrat
  • #6
    #6
    John Quincy Adams Democratic-Republican

Portraits

As a domestic artist, I am interested in how we explore portraits for identification purposes. For this project, I am exploring the government required specs for portraits. 

  • TLM School Winter '24-25
    TLM School Winter '24-25

    2nd grade mischief

  • PYM School Winter '24-25
    PYM School Winter '24-25

    4th grade rizz

  • Gus Outdoor School
    Gus Outdoor School

    Outdoor School brings the best out of kids