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Collectors make a difference
The South Dakota Art Museum has received an extensive, growing donation of valuable fine art prints that offer visitors an encyclopedic collection of printmaking from the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. The collection includes impressive examples of pop, op, abstract, color field and photo-realist art. The donation comes from Neil C. Cockerline, a former preservation services director and senior conservator with the Midwest Art Conservation Center in…
Read MoreLines Etched with the Weight of Life: Georges Rouault’s Miserere at The Snite Museum of Art
In response to the ravages of World War I, French artist Georges Rouault (1871–1958) produced a portfolio of drawings, which were reproduced as heliogravures, a process combining engraving and photography. Dissatisfied with the results of the reproductions, the artist continued to modify the plates using a variety of printmaking techniques in un-conventional ways. What he…
Read MoreJoseph D. Jachna: Surface Contradictions 1958-1971
For Joseph D. Jachna, photography has always been a spiritual practice. His photographs are quiet meditations—offerings from a lifelong naturalist. Jachna considers himself a poet with a camera, creating the visual equivalent of a Haiku. As with Haiku, the highest form of Japanese poetry, his ideas flow with an intensity created by combining a few…
Read MoreAdam Davies “Boundaries and Transitions”
Adam Davies “Boundaries and Transitions” opens October 2 at The Arts Club of Washington. Born in the United Kingdom, Adam Davies is a photographer whose work explores the edges of American urban and rural landscapes. Davies has recently attended residencies at Yaddo, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Chinati Foundation. Currently a…
Read More50 for Arkansas The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel were avid collectors of contemporary art and were well known throughout the New York art scene. Their world-class art collection began in a one-bedroom New York apartment while they lived on Dorothy’s income as a librarian and dedicated Herb’s income as a postal worker to the acquisition of art. Their collection…
Read MoreCOLLATERAL DAMAGE: The Human Face of War
Since its inception photography has played an important role in documenting the effects of war. This exhibit features four very brave photographers who show us some of the unintended consequences of war. COLLATERAL DAMAGE: The Human Face of War opens at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Friday September 7th. The exhibit will be on view thru December…
Read MoreHenry Horenstein “Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music”
Concentrating on the 1970s, but spanning to the present day, Horenstein’s gritty, black-and-white photographs capture the irrepressible spirit of an American institution. Some say the 1970s were the last great decade of country music—between the pomade, plaid jackets, and goofy hillbilly jokes of the 1950s and the more polished “Urban Cowboy” sound of Nashville in…
Read More“Craig Blacklock’s Lake Superior” at Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Craig Blacklock’s large format photographs capture the space and beauty of the Lake Superior region’s environment. Blacklock has published seventeen books including: The Lake Superior Images; Minnesota’s North Shore; and A Voice Within: The Lake Superior Nudes. Also, Blacklock is a conservationist, co-founding the Blacklock Nature Sanctuary, and helping establish the Lake Superior Water Trail of Minnesota. Currently, Blacklock is a Senior Fellow at the…
Read MoreRebecca Prato’s MFA Exhibition at Indiana State University
We just received this note from one of our customer’s who has officially graduated from Indiana State University with a Masters of Fine Arts. I think you will agree that she is very talented. “Thank you for making such beautiful frames! I had my MFA thesis show this past April and the frames were fantastic. I’ve…
Read MoreJohn Gossage: The Whole Pond and A Little Romance exhibit at Stephen Daiter Gallery in Chicago
The POND is a body of work – vintage silver print photographs taken around and away from a pond situated in an unkempt, wooded area at the edge of a city. The images and the book of the same title present a foil to Henry David Thoreau’s stay at Walden. Gossage’s photographs reveal a subtle…
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