Frances F. Denny

Leonore (Montpelier, VT)

2016

Archival pigment print (Edition of 5 + 2 APs) Signed and numbered on label, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Frances F. Denny writes: “During the research process for a prior series of photographs, I discovered two related facts about my family tree: a) Mary Bliss Parsons, my 8​th​ great-grandmother, was accused of witchcraft in 1674 in Northampton, Massachusetts, and b) less than two decades later in 1692, my 10t​h​ great-grandfather, Samuel Sewell, presided as a judge in the Salem Witch Trials. One body of work came and went, but this ancestral coincidence stayed with me. What is a witch? Who does that word belong to—now? “Major Arcana: Witches in America​ is a collection of portraits of women from across the United States who identify as witches. As early as 15th-century Europe, people condemned as witches faced a cruel fate: torture, and in many cases, death. Yet despite its history, recent decades have seen a reclaiming of the word ‘witch.’ In the mid-20th century, emerging pagan communities in the United States and Europe began embracing the term, and since then, ‘witch’ has been adopted by a diverse group of people. “Major Arcana​ explores the various ways the notion of witch-ness belongs to those who claim it, representing the witch as a self-sought identity that both empowers and politicizes its bearer. Each woman photographed for ​Major Arcana​ (including genderfluid and trans individuals) pursues a form of witchcraft, whether aligned with a religion (like Wicca or Voudou) or a self-defined practice. No two individuals inhabit the term ‘witch’ in quite the same way, but many consider themselves pagan, and engage in a diversity of traditions, including: mysticism, engagement with the occult, politically-oriented activism, polytheism, ritualized ‘spell-craft,’ and plant-based healing. Among those included in the series are self-proclaimed green witches, white witches, kitchen witches...

Digital C-print (Edition of 10) Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 30 x 35.5 inches, sheet 22 x 27 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Joshua Lutz is an American artist working with large-format photography and video. Lutz began photographing the Meadowlands ten years ago as a a documentary study of the 32-square-miles of marshy wilderness that sits between New Jersey and New York (while ostensibly searching for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa). Over the years, however, this project evolved into a compelling artistic exploration, revealing the soul of this liminal space. Lutz was given his first solo exhibition at Gitterman Gallery during the summer of 2004. In 2008, “Meadowlands,” was published as Lutz's first book, with powerHouse Books. In essayist Robert Sullivan’s introduction to the monograph, he describes the Meadowlands as “. . .that giant swath of swamp and space that separates New Jersey from New York City, or, put another way, from New York City and the rest of the United States of America.” “The New Yorker” wrote: “Joshua Lutz takes the New Topographics...

Joyce Tenneson is an accomplished American photographer best known for her mystical and sensual photographs of the female form. At once haunting, enigmatic, and evocative of dreams a...

This artwork titled "Gabriella" c.1980 is an original colors lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Sheldon C. Schoneberg, 1926-2012. It is hand signed and inscribed A.P. (Artist Proof) in pencil by the artist. The image size is 24 x 18.75 inches, sheet size is 26 x 20 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Born in Oak Park, Illinois; family moves to Beverly Hills; Attends El Rodeo, Beverly Hills High then Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles; University of Southern California, BFA cum laude. MFA, 1951; Academia di Belle Arti, Rome, 3rd Year Certificate; Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Mexico, 1952, Graduate School - Fresco Printings. TEACHING: Santa Monica College, 1947; Hollywood Art Center School 1948; Pratt University, New York, 1950; Academic Rank of Full Professor of Art - University of New York, New Paltz, 1964 and University of Southern Maine 1967; Master Drawing Classes, Paris-American Academy of Art, Paris, France 1984-1985, Drawing, Painting and Contemporary Art History- University of New England, Biddeford, Maine 1993 - 2002. CYCLES OF WORKS IN ART: • Biblical, American Indian, Rome 1948-62, Oil Paintings • Drawings Wash and Ink, Wood and Ink, Sepia Conte and Ink, Pastels 1940-1968, California, New York, Maine • Archetypal Frescos 1948-55, Mexico, California, Israel • Goyescas, Satiric Ink and Wash Sketches, Spain and Greece 1954-1962 • Tapestries of the Zodiac 1961-1963, Spain • Para-Mandalas, Collages, Mixed-Media, Oil Paintings 1961-1967 • Flower-Children Series and Flag Series, Charcoal Pastel Drawings, California and Maine 1965-2008 • Bas-Relief polyester Resin Sculpture, Bronze Sculpture, 1966-1968 • The Centaurs Garden Suite, Centre Genevois de Grauvure Contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland, lithographs on stone and etchings 1971 • Oil Paintings,Landscapes, Portraits, Nudes and Still Lifes, Mykonos, Greece, Spain, California, France, Mexico, Maine, British Columbia, Switzerland 1960-2008 • Barbary Coast Drawings, Full Color and Monochromatic 1967-1994 • The Apocalypse Series, Acrylic and Oil Paintings, Drawings 1973-1983 • Charcoal Pastel Drawings, California, Maine, France, Switzerland 1946-2008 • Metamorphous Series, Charcoal Pastel Collage Drawings on Museum Board 1987-2008 • Collage Series Drawings, San Francisco, Limington, New paltz, Los Angeles 1958-2008 • Poster Series, 90+ Charcoal Pastel Drawings on Museum Board 1985-2008 • Fayum Portrait Series, Charcoal-Pastel and Fauve Drawings 1992-2008 • Formal and Informal Portraits - Oil Paintings, Drawings, Models, Commissions, Compositions, Re-Creations 1942-2008 • Murals- Commissiond, Given and Inspired Oil paintings, Drawings, Acrylic Paintings, Collage Drawings 1936-2008 • Maquettes-100+ small original Charcoal Pastel Drawings for commissions 1970-2008 • The Great Masters of Art Series 1998-2008 • Flower Oil Paintings on Canvas ( Sunflowers, Hydrangas,etc) 2000-2008 EXHIBITIONS: INTERNATIONAL: COMBINED TOTAL OF 214, INCLUDING 82 ONE_MAN EXHIBITIONS. A SELECTION FOLLOWS. • Museum of Munich 1948 • Museum of Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico 1952 • Hellenic-American Union, Athens, Greece 1961 • Casa de Cultura, Malaga, Spain 1964 • Exposition Internationale d'Art de Mode, Val de Grace, Paris, France • 20th Anniversaire Paris American Academy 1985 • Gallery International Inc, St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles 1990-93 • National Museum of Mexico,D.F.1970-2008 Genesis Fresco 12'x35' • Galerie du Carlton, La Croisette, Cannes, France 1964-78 • Galerie des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France 1966-78 • Galeria "M" Copenhagan, Denmark 1967 • Galerie del Cisne, Madrid, Spain • Upper Grosvenor Galleries, London England 1966-68 • Kunsthandel Monet, Amsterdam Holland 1960-80 • Harrison Galleries, Vancouver BC Canada 1970-2008 • Guild Gallerie Calgary, Canada 1975-98 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: USA • University of Southern California 1950 • Palos Verdes Community Galleries, CA 1955 • Cowie Galleries, Los Angeles, CA 1956 • Los Angeles Municipal Galleries, Barnsdall, CA " Art of the Mural" 1959 • Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, CA 1962-63 • Raymond Burr Galleries Beverly Hills, CA 1961-64 • Gallery 235, Chicago,IL 1967 • Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara CA (Retrospective 1969-2008) • Lars Laine Art Galleries, Palm Springs, CA 1969-84 • Two Squares Gallery, Denver, CA 1966-70 • Fisk University Art Museum, Nashville TN 1968 • Lewis Galleries, Omaha Nebraska 1973-2008 • Talberts Galleria Tacoma, WA 1978-2008 • Lyon Art Gallery San Francisco CA 1974-1980 • Owl 57 Galleries Woodmere NY 1979-2008 • Walt Kuhn Galleries, Cape Neddick...