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American Artist
Artist magazine of largest circulation. Artist profiles/interviews include multiple photos and reproductions over multiple pages, PLUS: Illustrations, technical features, columns, vintage ads and MORE --Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! Issue Date: SEPTEMBER 1982; VOLUME 46, ISSUE 482 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. FRONT COVER: The Visitor, by Frank Wright, 1980, oil, 741/8 x 28. Courtesy Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York. FEATURES: FRANK WRIGHT: An Artist with a sense of History, by Jill Wechsler. Whether they are scenes from his home life or from history, the oil paintings of this Maryland painter and printmaker are visual documents of a period--rather than an isolated moment--in time. Here Wright describes how he blends objects and characters to evoke a "remembrance of things past." THE MINIATURE LANDSCAPES OF DANIEL CHARD, by Gerald M. Monroe. Despite the small size of his acrylic landscapes, this New Jersey artist and educator achieves clarity and a sense of impressive scale in his works. Here the author, a colleague at Glassboro State College, discusses Chard's recent and remarkable success as an artist. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: TOM PRESSLY. In Texas, Pressly is an architect who took up painting a little over ten years ago and has since won many honors. Here he discusses the strong geometric compositions in his paintings. ROCKWELL KENT, by Fridolf Johnson. This excerpt from the book Rockwell Kent: An Anthology of His Work by the author (published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.) takes an intimate look at Rockwell Kent (1882- 1971), the man and legend, who was one of America's greatest graphic artists. Many of Kent's wood engravings and illustrations are shown. WILDERNESS LANDSCAPES BY MARY SWEET, by Mary Carroll Nelson. Working from photographs taken on family hiking and camping trips in the Southwest, this New Mexico artist produces brightly colored, flat-patterned acrylic landscapes that reveal her attachment to the land. Here she shares her techniques. BERNARD CHAET, by Margaret Mathews. A professor of art at Yale University and author of The Art of Drawing, Chaet has had a profound influence on young artists. In this article, the author outlines Chaet's personal theory of art instruction, which emphasizes careful observation. Some of his watercolors and oils are shown. DEPARTMENTS: COUNSEL ON THE ARTS, by Martin Bressler. TECHNICAL PAGE, by Prof. Clifford T. Chieffo. COLORFULLY SPEAKING, by Jean Bourges. PROFESSIONAL PAGE, byJana Jevnikar. FOOTNOTES; LETTERS; ART BOOKS; GALLERY HAPPENINGS; COMING IN OCTOBER; BULLETIN BOARD; INDEX TO ADVERTISING. This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. Magazine is COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD +++ condition. (See photo)
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