American Artist Artist magazine of largest circulation. Artist profiles/interviews include multiple photos and reproductions over multiple pages, PLUS: Illustrations, technical features, columns, vintage ads and MORE --Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! Issue Date: NOVEMBER 1980; Volume 44, Issue4 60 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. FRONT COVER: Kingfisher in Winter, acrylic, 48 x 42. Courtesy the American Artist Collection, 1980. FEATURES: THE ROCHESTER FOLK ART GUILD by Jeanne Mackin. Located in upstate New York, this unique organization, which does not identify the individual artisans who produce its wood, iron, glass, ceramic, and woven craft items, has won international recognition for the quality of its work. This article presents numerous examples of the Guild's fine craftsmanship and discusses the philosophy behind its formation. ROBERT BATEMAN: The American Artist Collection, 1980 Selection by M. Stephen Doherty. Kingfisher in Winter has been selected to be the fifth outstanding work in the American Artist Collection. Internationally recognized for his accurate and sensitive wildlife paintings, Bateman gives a step-by-step account of the techniques he used in creating this work. LARRY DAY: THE PAINTING IS ALL by Eve Medoff. Philadelphia artist Larry Day is a successful realist painter, who states that his paintings are about "the way we see, not what we see." This is the story of his struggle with the changing fashions of art in the 1950s and '60s and his efforts to establish his own style. FOR REAL: PAINTINGS BY JACK BEAL by Jane Cottingham. This outspoken painter makes no effort to conceal his feelings about the importance of craft in painting, about the value of real, recognizable images in a work of art, and about the artist's responsibility toward his or her viewer. Here he explains why and reveals some of his techniques as well. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: NICHOLAS BERGER. This New York watercolorist finds his subject matter wherever his travels take him. In this article, he discusses his dedication to his work and his techniques. ON TOUR IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA by Eve Medoff. Philadelphia, with its long and distinguished history in the arts, is a city rich with opportunities for artists to study, work, and exhibit. This article focuses on its art, which the author terms one of our nation's "best kept secrets.". ON TOUR IN GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS by Charles Movalli. This seaport community attracts artists from all over the country for study, work, and relaxation. ALLAN HOUSER: GRAND MASTER APACHE SCULPTOR by Mary Carroll Nelson. In an age that accepts a pile of dirt installed on a gallery flooras "sculpture," Allan Houser's work is respected for its purity of form. Working in stone, bronze, wood, or welded steel, he shapes each piece to occupy its space with self-contained dignity. DEPARTMENTS: LOOKING AT PAINTINGS, with Bernard Dunstan. EDITORIAL: Hopeful Signs for Arts Legislation byM. Stephen Doherty. FOOTNOTES, LETTERS. FORUM: What Motivates a Person to Be a Collector of Art? by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. PROFESSIONAL PAGE by Betty Chamberlain. TECHNICAL PAGE by Bena Mayer. ART BOOKS, 39 ART MART, 41 GALLERY HAPPENINGS, 88 BULLETIN BOARD. This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. Magazine is COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD +++ condition. (See photo)