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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: JUNE, 1982; VOLUME 46, ISSUE 479 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. FRONT COVER: Still Life, by Iris C. Knouse, 1981, colored pencil, 111/2 X81/2. FEATURES: THE GREACEN FAMILY: THREE GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS by Elizabeth G. Knudsen. Here's the story of three generations of painters--American Impressionist Edmund Greacen; his daughter, artist Nan Greacen; and his granddaughter, illustrator Renee Faure. They each developed their own distinct approaches, as the author--also a grand-daughter of Edmund Greacen--points out. WESTERN ARTISTS IN CHINA by Mary Carroll Nelson. Last fall, the Driscol Gallery in Denver, Colorado, sponsored an exhibition of American western art in China. Here Nelson, who accompanied the 59 artists on the trip, discusses how the show was organized and the gratifying response of the Chinese people. Many of the works shown at the exhibition are featured. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: BARBARA LUEBKE HILL. This Arizona artist communicates her deep love of animals through her art. GARY AKERS PAINTINGS FROM THE BORDERS BROTHERS FARM by Bill H. Booth. Sometimes a single theme or locale can be effectively used as subject mat- ter over a long period of time. Artist Gary Akers has found a wealth of sub- ject matter for his brush at the three Borders brothers' rural Kentucky farmhouse. His watercolor and egg tempera works are shown, together with on-location photographs. TOM WESSELMANN by Lori Simmons Zelenko. Wesselmann is considered one of the most controversial and successful American Pop artists today. This interview examines the man and the artist. BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT: A RETURN TO REGIONAL ART: "ACRES OF DIAMONDS" REVISiTED by Calvin J. Goodman. Is the road to artistic success found in Paris or New York? The author, a West Coast art consultant, takes note of the lesson learned from the famous sermon "Acres of Diamonds": opportunities may abound in one's own "backyard," or region. MORAL RIGHTS: THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE by Donald M. Millinger This Philadelphia attorney discusses efforts to extend "moral rights" protection to American artists. THE ART PRESS: MESSAGE THROUGH MEDIA by Marcia Corbino Here's some practical advice on how to sell yourself to art editors and critics. FUNDING THE ARTS IN THE '80s WILL THE OPENINGS CLOSE THE GAP? by Lori Simmons Zelenko In the wake of federal budget cuts, museum and gallery gala events may well be the answer to funding the arts in the '80s. DEPARTMENTS: LOOKING AT PAINTINGS with Hilton Brown. TECHNICAL PAGE by Prof. Clifford T. Chieffo. PROFESSIONAL PAGE by Juno Jevnikar. ART MART. ART BOOKS. GALLERY HAPPENINGS. BULLETIN BOARD. COMING IN JULY. INDEX TO ADVERTISING. FOOTNOTES. LETTERS. 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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