The gallery is still being "renovated" - so hopefully we will be open by the beginning of next week, it's been a real mess - but thankfully all of the artwork escaped harm. Presently the gallery is being repainted.
I always like writing about my favorite artists.
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(Government Offices - George Tooker)
When I was in my early teens I sauntered past an art gallery near Washington Square in NYC. I was so taken with the mysterious images, I walked in and studied each one. A gent I thought was the proprietor asked me if I liked the paintings and I said I certainly did. "I'm George Tooker, the artist" he said. I remembered the name and the images and now years later he is still a prominent artist.
(Lunch - George Tooker)
Here's some additional information:
Subway - George Tooker
George Tooker was born in 1920 in upstate New York and set aside his own wishes to be an artist to satisfy his parents and instead attended Harvard University, while still devoting much of his time to painting. In 1943 he began studying at the Art Students League of New York. Early in his career Tooker was often compared with other painters such as Jared French, Paul Cadmus and Pavel Tchelitchew. (Future blogs will examine these three artists soon)
Self Portrait - George Tooker
Working in egg tempera in a style called magic realism, Tooker addressed issues of modern-day alienation with subtly eerie and often visually literal depictions of social withdrawal and isolation. George Tooker received the National Medal of Arts in 2007.
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