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Leigh Behnke
Leigh Behnke (born 1946) is an American painter based in Manhattan in New York City, who is known for multi-panel, representational paintings that investigate perception, experience and interpretation.Smithsonian American Archives of Art"Don Eddy and Leigh Behnke Papers,"Collection. Retrieved November 8, 2019.Cohen, Ronny"Leigh Behnke,"''Artforum'', May 1991. Retrieved November 8, 2019.Cempellin, Leda. ''Leigh Behnke Real Spaces, Imagined Lives'', Padova, Italy: Coop. Libraria Editrice Universita di Padova, 2005. She gained recognition in the 1980s, during an era of renewed interest in imagery and Contemporary Realism (arts), Realism.Rose, Barbara''American Painting: The Eighties, A Critical Interpretation'' New York: Vista Press, 1979. Retrieved November 8, 2019.Heller, Jules and Nancy. "Leigh Behnke,''North American Woman Artists of the Twentieth Century'' New York: Garland Publishing, 1995, p. 57–8.Raynor, Vivien. "Pooling of Resources Produces Stimulating Success," ''The New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the 2010 United States census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut with a 2020 population of 121,054, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford. Hartford was founded in 1635 and is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the ''Hartford Courant''), and the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School). It is also home to the Mark Twain House, where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant sites. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, "Of all the beautifu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
