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Edward D. Movitz (20th/21st Century Artist)
Edward Movitz is a Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts College of Art. He obtained an M.A. in Education at Harvard University. In addition to creating gouache and oil paintings, Edward works in drawings, monoprints, and woodcuts. Over the course of his career, his work has grown increasing personal and his style has evolved from representationalism to symbolic abstraction. He has exhibited extensively throughout New England, including the Fogg Art [...] Click here to continue reading.
Vinalhaven, Maine – Artist Colony
The art colony on Vinalhaven, Maine has been attracting artists for decades. Located fifteen miles off of the coast of Maine, this island and fishing community in the middle of Penobscot Bay possesses unparalleled natural beauty and spectacular views. Vinalhaven offers artists a visually rich environment through the juxtaposition of the serenity of an island and tranquility of quiet harbors with the activity of its lively fishing industry and [...] Click here to continue reading.
Comport Definition
Comport is an old term for compote. A compote is a dish with a base, stem and shallow bowl, sometimes having a lid. It may be made of glass, silver, china, porcelain or pottery. It is usally used for serving fruit, nuts, candy, or desserts.
Information courtesy of Dictionary.com
Marianne Ostier
Ostier Inc. was founded by designer Marianne Ostier and her husband Oliver Ostier, a third generation court jeweler who came to America from his native Austria following the Anschluss of 1938. Both manufacturers and retailers, the Ostiers produced a number of jewels that were original in design and superbly crafted. Their shop was located at 5 East 57th Street in New York City.
A multi-faceted artist whose skills included painting [...] Click here to continue reading.
Gilbert W. Dilley, Collector
Gilbert W. Dilley (1902 to 1996) began collecting American Indian Art at a young age. Introduced to the collecting world by a former Buffalo Bill show Cherokee performer, Dilley was told tales of American Indian culture, but it wasn’t until 1926, after Dilley opened a law practice in Akron, Ohio, that his collecting habits burgeoned. His hobby as armature archaeologist and associations with archaeologists and collectors such as Warren K. [...] Click here to continue reading.
Alfonso A. Ossorio (American, 1916 to 1990)
Alfonso Ossorio was born in Manila in 1916, but moved to the United States as an adolescent. He studied both at Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Greatly influenced by Jean Dubuffet and Jackson Pollock, Ossorio’s work involves elements of Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Art Brut. Seeking to develop a visual language through connections with innocence and raw emotions, his work rejects descriptive and [...] Click here to continue reading.
Alfred Worthington (English, 1835 to 1927)
Worthington was both an artist and a photographer. He moved to Aberystwyth, on the western coast of England. His family owned a number of fishing vessels, his brothers were masters of some, and two of his sons were fishermen. He has a Sea scene in the collection of the Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth.
Information courtesy of Garth’s Auctions, July 2008.
Sir Alfred James Munnings (British, 1879 to 1959)
By 1913, Munnings had moved to Lamorna in Cornwall and had become a central character in the renowned artistic colony which orbited around the Newlyn School led by Stanhope Forbes. In addition to painting and a very busy social life, Munnings would frequently hunt with the Western Hounds based at Madron. In his autobiography, the artist reminisced about the “wild, almost treeless” landscape which was so [...] Click here to continue reading.
Elizabeth Catlett (American, born 1919)
Highly regarded as a sculptor, painter, printmaker and teacher, Catlett has been a major force in the African-American and Mexican art communities. Over her long career, she has used her considerable talent and skill in championing the cause of women, minorities and working people. Born in Washington, DC, she was the child of two teachers. She studied art at Howard University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree and then continued her [...] Click here to continue reading.
William Henry Johnson (American, 1901 to 1970)
Johnson and his Danish wife Holcha Krake, a successful textile artist, lived in the picturesque fishing village of Kerteminde, Denmark for several years starting in 1930 just after their marriage took place there. He enjoyed these years. He developed a strong camaraderie with the locals, particularly the fishermen, who referred to him as “Willie”. During this period, he was asked by a Danish newspaper reporter if it [...] Click here to continue reading.
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