Artist’s Statement:
Feeling the sympathy of wood, I have gravitated over the years toward the woodcut and wood sculpture. But material is only the beginning. The task has been to make personal what the material allows.
Selected Collections:
- Rutgers Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Princeton University, Princeton NJ
- Philadelphia Public Library
- Manitowoc Museum, Manitowoc, WI
- Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts, Wilmington DE
- Pennsylvania State University, State College PA
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA
- University of Maine, Orono ME
- University of Pennsylvania Library, Philadelphia PA
- University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg PA
- University of Western Illinois
- Arthurs Memorial Library, Brookville PA
- La Salle College, Philadelphia PA
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
- Lafayette College, 1985
- Arthurs Memorial Library, Brookville PA, 1959
- Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford PA, 1958
- Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA, 1962
- Eastern College, Bryn Mawr, PA, 1964, 1972, 1974
- Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1965
- University of Maine, Orono ME, 1966
- Peale House, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA, 1967
- Drexel Institute, Philadelphia PA, 1968
- Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA, 1969, 1978
- La Salle College, Philadelphia PA, 1970
- Rutgers Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ, 1970
- Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia PA, 1974
- Juanita Stephens Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1975
- Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia PA, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1996
- Artist’s House, Philadelphia PA 2001, 2002, 2005
Prizes and Awards:
- Pennsylvania State University Summer Exhibitions, 1st Prize Oil, 1951, 1952
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Thouron Prize, 1956, Mabel Wilson Woodrow Prize, 1957, Print Club Prize, 1957, Packard Prize, 1957, 1958, Cresson Traveling Scholarship, 1958, Syme Prize, 1959, Dean’s Award, 1989
- Pennsylvania Academy Fellowship, May Audubon Post Prize, 1961, Bertha M. Goldberg Award, 1970, 1975, Distinguished Pennsylvanai Artists Awart, 1985
- Philadelphia Print Club, Katzman Prize, 1958
- Delaware Society of the Fine Arts Annual, 1966
- Graphics Annual, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA, 1973, 1975
Teaching Experience:
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Instruction in Art History 1968-1990, Graphics 1983-present, Assistant Dean of Faculty 1983-86, Acting Dean 1984-85, Head Department of Painting, 1986-92, Acting Chair Graduate School 1998-present
- Philadelphia Museum of Art 1962-1976
- Philadelphia Museum Alumni Classes 1976-1980
- Eastern College, Bryn Mawr PA, 1962-85
- Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA, 1964-71
- Studio Group, Wilmington DE, 1975-78
Education:
Mercersburg Academy 1947, Muskinghum College 1947, Lafayette College, B.A., 1951, Yale University 1952, Penn State University, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1955-59, University of Pennsylvania, M.F.A. in Painting, 1958
Contact Information:
P. O. box 41
Christiana PA 17509
610-593-6835