Northwest landscapes at the Freeland Library

Starting this Sunday and continuing through the month of October, the Freeland Library will be hosting an exhibition of Northwest Landscape Paintings from the Froggwell Cultural Institute. If you are on or within a days travel to Whidbey Island Washington, it will be worth the trip to see paintings from this collection. Included in the collection are paintings by several Northwest favorites, including Guy Anderson, Ed Nordin, Ed Kamuda, Anne Belov, Pete Jordan, P.J. White, Kay French and others. The library is open 7 days a week. Please log onto www.sno-isle.org to find daily hours, which vary and I'm not writing them all down here!

In conjunction with this exhibition, Polly Young will give a lecture on Sunday October 30th about the show, making comparisons with historical paintings. Unfortunately, no one would loan us a Thomas Moran or Henri Matisse painting, so you'll just have to see what the best of Whidbey Island and the Pacific Northwest have to offer. Again, consult the Sno-Isle website for the exact time.

Announcing the 2012 Froggwell Biennale

I just wanted to write a quick post, so that all of you who were following the progress of the 1913 Armory Show (a forgery thereof, that is) would know that this is not the end of fabulous posts on the official site of the Froggwell Cultural Institute. Since the chief communications assistant to the Froggwellian did such a great job setting up this blog, I thought it would be a great idea to continue, with posts and profiles about the artists who will be in the show next year, along with links to THEIR websites and blogs, so you have a really good idea of what will be in store for the show next year.

The Armory Show was an outstanding exhibition, and many people took advantage of the opportunity to acquire great works of art. Who would have guessed that YOU could own Marcel Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase"? Won't the Philadelphia Museum of Art be surprised?

Look for posts here several times a month! We will keep you informed of what our Froggwell regulars are working on, as well as this year's guest artists, and also news of previous guest artists and forgery show participants.

Till next time

The Forgery Show

Officially known as:

 Exhibition & Sale of

Historically Important Modern Art

 July 29 through July 31

Unless there are more last minute changes, this is the list of artists and their work for the show:

John Sloan, McSorley's Ale House

Rebecca C.

• Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, After the Bath
• John Sloan, McSorley's Ale House
  
• Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase
  
• Karl Anderson, The Apple Growers

Randy L.

• Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Saut du Lapin

Cary J.

• Edouard Manet, Flowers, a small series of paintings

Anne B.

• Charles Hopkinson, Three Girls
• Charles Henry White, The Condemned Tenement
• Charles Henry White, Fulton Market

Janet R.

• Albert Pinkham Ryder, Moonlit Cove
• Albert Pinkham Ryder, Moonlight Marine

Kathy B.

•  Vincent Van Gogh, Shoes

Gail G.

• Jean-Auguste_Dominique Ingres, Drawing
  

Lane G.

• Edvard Munch, Vampire
• Edvard Munch, Madonna
• Edvard Munch, Jealousy
  

Karen T.

• Walter Francis Kuhn, Chico in a Silk Hat
• Edward Hopper, Sailing
• Jules Pascin, Claudine Waiting

Betty R.

• Pendergast
  

Bruce M.

• Marsden Hartley, Still Life, No. 1
  

Buffy C.

• Kathleen McEnery, Breeze
  

Jonnie V.

• Walter Pach, (etching)
• Pierre Auguste Renoir, Liseuse

Sue T.

• Alexander Archipenko, Repose

Dave G.

• Alexander Archipenko, (sculpture)

Down to the Wire

Four weeks until the show!
The Froggwellian needs all work by July 26.

Will post the latest information on artist declarations soon.

Current State of Declarations

Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Saut du Lapin

As of this posting, here are the artists that have made "a declaration of intent to forge":

Randy L.

• Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Saut du Lapin

Cary J.

• Henri Julian Rousseau, La bougie rose
• Paul Cezanne, Woman With a Rosary
• Randall Davey, (woman in blue)

Anne B.

• Charles Hopkinson, Three Girls
• Charles Henry White, The Condemned Tenement

Jonnie V.

• Walter Pach, (etching)
• Pierre Auguste Renoir, Liseuse

Sue T.

• Alexander Archipenko, (sculpture)

Dave G.

• Alexander Archipenko, (sculpture)

Rebecca C.

• Claude Monet, Le bassin aux nymphias
• Hilaire-Geermain-Edgar Degas, After the Bath
• Pierre Auguste Renoir, Algerian Girl
• Henry G. Keller, Wisdom and Destiny
• Karl Anderson, The Apple Growers

Karen T.

• Walter Francis Kuhn, Chico in a Silk Hat
• Edward Hopper, Sailing
• Jules Pascin, Claudine Waiting

Please notify The Froggwellian of any additions and/or corrections.  And definitely let him know of more declarations--he needs to know if there is enough work to proceed with the show!

froggwell@gmail.com

An Amazing Resource for Artists

Google has collaborated with 17 of the world's art museums to provide access to their art.  You can tour the museums and view individual paintings at very high resolution, and also zoom in and see extraordinary detail.  Check it out:  http://www.googleartproject.com/

"Mais non! A forgery? Impossible!"

Here is a link to the article about the forgery display at the Freeland Library:
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/swr/entertainment/114830849.html

The following is another "forgery" in the library display, this one by Rebecca C.

A Side Canyon, Grand Canyon Arizona, 1905

Thomas Moran

Forgery Display at Freeland Library

There will be a "forgery" display at the Freeland Library during the month of February. The Froggwellian has organized a display of about 15 paintings by local artists, primarily from his personal collection.

In addition, Anne B. will present "What Makes Great Art Great?" at 2:00 pm Sunday, February 20 at the Freeland Library.  She will discuss some notable past and present forgers, along with painting techniques and art interpretation.

For more information, see the article "Mais non! A forgery? Impossible!" in the current issue of The South Whidbey Record (January 29, 1011).

Included in the display will be the following "forgery" by Anne B.

 

Symphony in White #2: The Little White Girl, 1864

James Whistler