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July - August 2007

On the Cover:

Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)

Self-Portrait Wearing a Velvet Gown—detail

1926, Oil on canvas, 30 3/4 x 24 in.

Private Collection

  

 

Features

 

ETERNAL FRIDA: Looking Again at Frida Kahlo

By Roxana Velásquez

A Mexican museum director reflects on her current Kahlo retrospective, and on why this artist still matters so much.

 

CONTOUR, BONES, AND SKIN: Cézanne’s Influence on John Folinsbee

By Kirsten M. Jensen

This “Pennsylvania Impressionist” was transformed by his encounters with the Post-Impressionist art of Paul Cézanne.

 

PAINTERS OF THE WORD, POETS OF THE BRUSH

By David Masello

Painters and poets have long responded to each other’s art; here are some of the most intriguing pairings.

 

THE IMMORAL RIGHT: A Newly Discovered Sculpture by Aristide Maillol Is Denied Authentication

By Phillip Dennis Cate

A chance purchase in a French flea market has brought a scholar face to face with a dark side of European law.

 

A NEW HEYDAY FOR FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE

By Matthias Anderson

American sculptors of human and animal forms are enjoying a renaissance; we focus on several leading lights, both established and emerging.

 

ARTISTS MAKING THEIR MARK: Three to Watch

Discover the immense talents of the contemporary artists Gary Bukovnik, Peter Fiore, and Anthony Waichulis.

 

SILVERPOINT: Old Medium, New Art

By Sherry Camhy

An accomplished artist explains why her favorite drawing technique is enjoying quite a renaissance.

 

PAUL MELLON: A Connoisseur Who Looked and Listened

By Peter Trippi

A century after his birth, the late, great collector is commemorated for his achievements and his example.

 

DESTINATION ART: The “Queen City of the West” Still Nurtures Her Arts

By Nancy Foureman

This great 19th-century city still has plenty to delight art lovers in the 21st century.

 

 

Departments

 

Collecting & Investing:  Jill Arnold

Curator Profile:  Henry Duffy, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

Gallery Profile:  Vail International Gallery, Colorado

Collector’s Bookshelf

Off the Walls

Publisher’s Letter:  B. Eric Rhoads

Editor’s Note:  Peter Trippi

Frontispiece:  Deane G. Keller (1940-2005)

Classic Moment

 

 



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