Rethel’s Death as Counterrevolutionary Meme
The Want Artist Alfred Rethel (German, 1816-1859) first grabbed my attention in...
Eric Avery: Doctor of Printmaking
Introduction Ever since I purchased Dr. Eric Avery’s huge linocut Massacre of...
East-West Woodcuts: Urushibara & Brangwyn
INTRODUCTION I think purchasing Ten Woodcuts by Yoshijiro Urushibara (Japanese, 1888-1953) last...
Tetouan: Art I See
Introduction My first post on my month in Tetouan, a small northern...
Leilot: Erich Glas’s Traumatic Creation
Introduction As often happens these days, it all began with an online...
Snarking at the Cottage with George Walker
INTRODUCTION This is a “Blame it on the Pup” or “Careful...
Emma Bormann: A Family Affair
INTRODUCTION Thank goodness I started a reference library around 1980, near...
New Home for MICA Printmaking
Precede Consider this blog post a primer for the Saturday, March 24,...
big clock: buy first, research later
INTRODUCTION I’ve been eyeing tall clocks (“grandfather clocks” in today’s vernacular)...
Shadra Strickland: children’s book Illustrator
INTRODUCTION The first part of this blog post is largely a...
Harry & Bill: Making of a woodcut autobiography
Precede This article was first published in the spring 2017 issue of...
Walker’s NEW NEO IS HERE
INTRODUCTION George Walker’s new edition of Images from the Neocerebellum is...
2016: marble pier table & high-back fancy chair
INTRODUCTION I made just one decorative art acquisition in 2016–a c. 1830...
Richard Wagener: Naturalist/Wood Engraver
Introduction My excitement about acquiring copies of Richard Wagener’s two books of...
George Walker’s Neo Neocerebellum
Introduction Sometimes one can nag a friend. And I remember beginning to...