First, a few words about William Wiley
Before we plow into the weekend s (and next week s) great art events, I would like to take a moment to remember first-generation UC Davis art faculty William Wiley. Some of my most fun and interesting days at the UC Davis campus were spent with Wiley. He came back to the university in 2014 to present his iconic Gong sculpture to campus. I wrote about that event here. Today, the San Francisco Chronicle published his obituary, which does a great job telling his life story from his days before UC Davis, at UC Davis, and after UC Davis. He was 83, passing away this week after battling Parkinson s disease. There will be more on Wiley later.
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Great evil has been slipping into the Grimm Universe over the last few months, and no corner is safe from its insurgence. Belle is about to discover this firsthand as she comes face-to-face with one of the most vicious and deadly creatures in existence: The King of Serpents!
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As Belle spends the evening pacifying a pack of harpies with ever-helpful companion Mel prattling on in her ear, the mocking remarks which keep her centered on the task at hand wonders how DiMarco can treat this conflict so casually, even as the colorful comments voice some concern in being outnumbered like so many times before. But as the prey becomes increasingly desperate for survival, this mildly distracting talk turns toward a different topic even as the ferocity of the battle intensifies, with neither woman worried as to the outcome while they continue to joke as if danger is but a minor distraction for the situation. It
New book investigates the relationship between Benjamin West and John Singleton Copley
Allen Staley, Copley and West in England 17751815 | May 2021 | 176 pp | HB. 290 x 240 mm | 93 illus. | 9781916237803 Published by The Burlington Press. Distributed by Paul Holberton Publishing.
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.- This beautifully illustrated book is the first in-depth investigation of the relationship between two of the greatest 18th-century American artists, Benjamin West and John Singleton Copley.
West and Copley have always and properly been viewed as the two greatest eighteenth-century American artists, despite the fact that, at the age of twenty-one, West left his native shores in 1760, never to return. He went on to become immensely successful in England, becoming, among other things, the second president of the Royal Academy of Arts. Copley spent half his working life also in England. However, before making the move across the Atlantic, he made his mark as an exceptionally talented artist, w
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From QUESTROYAL FINE ART, Marsden Hartley, Roses. Oil on canvas, 18 5/16 x 14 3/8 in.
From M. FINKEL & DAUGHTER, Harriet F. Hayden, Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, 1817; sampler size 15 ½” x 16 ¼”; framed 20” x 20 ¾”.
From EARLE VANDEKAR OF KNIGHTSBRIDGE, American Sailor s Woolwork Depicting Ten Naval Vessels Including Two Monitors, 1865. Wool; 26 x 31 1/4 x 1 in.
From MODERNE GALLERY, George Nakashima, Special Double Pedestal Desk , 1971. Wood, 30 x 72 x 30 in. Cherry with 2 free sap edges. Provenance: Schnitzer collection.
From BERNARD AND S. DEAN LEVY, An extremely rare oak, chestnut, maple and pine lift - top chest from Swansea, Massachusetts, now Warren, Rhode Island. Circa 1680.
From DAVID SCHORSCH AND EILEEN SMILES, Attributed to Sister Elvira Curtis Hulett, Shaker Knitted Rectangular Rug, Hancock, Massachusetts, circa 1890. Wool, mounted for wall hanging, 36 x 27 in.
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