Description

Carmel Art Association, [Published date: no date listed, circa 1969]. Paper covers, 81 pp; 28 cm; Second revised edition. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of paintings, drawings, and portraits. In good+ condition with a small chip to the bottom corner of the rear covers and light bumping and creasing to edges and corners of covers. light overall scuffing, aging and soiling to covers as well. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Not Ex-library. A biographical and artistic directory of over 280 painters, sculptors, and other visual artists working in Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove, Big Sur, and Carmel Valley. Compiled and edited by Lee Harbick, it serves as a documentary and collector's reference, capturing the vibrant mid-century art scene on the Central California coast. Many listings include portrait photographs and/or examples of their work. Contents include: Introduction by John Cunningham; Heart of Art by Charles B. Rogers; Aesthetic Aspects of Sculpture by Joseph Goethe; Chronicle of Monterey Peninsula Art by Betty Lochrie Hoag; The Artists; Memorabilia; Key to Abbreviations. [From preface by Lee Harbick] In this second revised edition of 'Arts and Artists' the publisher has endeavored to bring forth an honest, practical and complete biographical directory of contemporary painters and sculptors whose works are exhibited in Monterey Peninsula and Big Sur galleries at the present time. A special effort has been made to make this volume complete and up-to-date. The editor owes a debt of gratitude to the galleries and to the large number of individuals who have so willingly assisted in the preparation of this work. It is felt that 'Arts and Artists' has filled a need as a common denominator in the local art scene: the artist, the gallery and the patron of the arts. If any artist is found to be unlisted herein, it is because he was unreachable in time for publication or at his own request asked not to be listed. During the past five years many of the artists listed in the first edition have died, moved away or have put up their brushes and/or chisels permanently. Therefore making the first edition both a collector's item and a documentary of Monterey Peninsula artists and their works.