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John Himmelfarb
John Himmelfarb (born 1946) is an American artist, known for idiosyncratic, yet modernist-based work across many media.Bonesteel, Michael. "Building on Literature, Music, and Modernism: The Prints of John Himmelfarb," I''The Prints of John Himmelfarb: A Catalogue Raisonne, 1967- 2004'' by Michael Bonesteel and Linda K. Kramer, Manchester: Hudson Hills Press, 2005. Diverse influences ranging from Miró, Matisse and Picasso to Dubuffet, New York school artists like Willem de Kooning, de Kooning, Phillip Guston, Guston, and Pop artists inform his work, described by critics and curators as chaotically complex and tightly constructed.Murman, Lydia. "John Himmelfarb," ''New Art Examiner'', October 1982, p. 72.Aurinko, Susan. Exhibition essay, ''John Himmelfarb: Multi-Dimensional'', Chicago: Flatfile Galleries, 2007.Allen, Jane Addams and Derek Guthrie. Preface, ''The Family Dog: Drawings by John Himmelfarb''. Darryl Licht Transport, 42 pgs, 1973. He often employs energetic, gestural line, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. Part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard College is Harvard University's traditional undergraduate program, offering AB and SB degrees. It is highly selective, with fewer than five percent of applicants being offered admission in recent years. Harvard College students participate in more than 450 extracurricular organizations and nearly all live on campus—first-year students in or near Harvard Yard, and upperclass students in community-oriented "houses". History The school came into existence in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony—though without a single building, instructor, or student. In 1638, the colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
