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A blog on the Visual Arts

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

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