"Eric Gibberd obviously has a crush on nature. And nature, sensing his devotion, seems to return the compliment by turning to him her most expressive, dramatic face. This is the dominant impression of the one-man show at International House. Called 'The Face of Nature,' it embraces a vast range of wonders, from the grandeur of the Rockies to the quiet mists of autumn. . . Gibberd applies paint liberally in all his work, but in the mountain pictures he carries this to deliberate extremes. He generally succeeds because of his strongly disciplined special compositions — which in fact demand bold color to compliment them." —Barbara Haddad

Eric Gibberd (1897-1972) began his life in London, England and eventually became part of the leg...