- Red Grooms American b. 1937 Self-Portrait as a Bus Driver, 1998 Acrylic on paper Red Grooms and the Heroism of Modern Life September 12-December 23, 1998 Organized by the Palmer Museum, this exhibition brings together some forty pieces by the maverick artist who is seen by many as a kind of "court jester" in the contemporary art world. Best known today for his extravagantly scaled ...www.psu.edu/dept/palmermuseum/past/grooms/grooms.html