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Counterpoint: A blog on the Visual Arts No. 5
Two George’s in New York I had mentioned to friends and students that they should see the exhibitions of Giorgio Morandi at the Metropolitan Museum and George Tooker at the National Academy. I suggested that they be seen together. … Continue reading
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Counterpoint: A blog on the Visual Arts No. 4
A Car Ride to the Palmer Museum of Art: Visiting The Fulbright Triptych On December 9, Virginia Bonito, an art historian and former curator of the Seavest Collection, Marshall Price, curator at the National Academy Museum of Art, and … Continue reading
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Counterpoint: A blog on the Visual Arts No. 3
Ana Maria Pacheco and Antonio López García: Bookends in Boston Ana Maria Pacheco’s work was familiar to me in reproduction only. I … Continue reading
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Counterpoint: A blog on the Visual Arts No. 2
Davenport, Courbet, Balthus In 1990, a monograph on my work was published by the University of Arkansas Press. This was a very exciting project to work on and was the brainchild of the poet, Miller Williams, who I had … Continue reading
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Counterpoint: A blog on the Visual Arts No. 1
The Figurative Tradition and Illustration Having been a student and an artist for more than forty years, I have been struck by the use of the word Illustration. In the past 10 years, especially, critics for highly touted art … Continue reading