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Fine Art Connoisseur, September/October 2024
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ON THE COVER
Wendy Chidester (b. 1964), “Rem-Blick” (detail), 2024, oil on canvas, overall: 45 x 45 in., Springville Museum of Art, museum purchase, 100th Annual Spring Salon, in honor of the Springville High School 2023–24 student body.
COLUMNS
- Frontispiece: Thomas Rowlandson
- Publisher’s Letter: Turning the Tide
- Editor’s Note: Honoring the Past and Looking Forward
- Off the Walls
- Classic Moment: Lukas Freudenberg
FEATURES
- Artists Making Their Mark: Three to Watch
We highlight the talents of Dustin Adamson, Mitch Shea, and Stephanie Paige Thomson. - Going Wild
By Max Gillies - Dustin Van Wechel: Telling Animals’ Stories
By Rose Fredrick - Katie O’Hagan: Inspiration on Her Doorstep
By Thomas Connors - Kathy Anderson’s Artful Flowers
By Daniel Grant - An Object of Desire Casts Its Spell
By David Masello - Sustaining Howard Pyle’s Legacy
By Leslie Gilbert Elman - Great Art Worldwide
We survey 16 top-notch projects occurring this season. - Springville’s Salon Turns 100
By Brandon Rosas - Fall Into the West
There are at least six great reasons to celebrate the American West this season. - Favorite: Alasdair Nichol on Max Beckmann’s “Departure”
By David Masello
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