Following are excerpts written by Julie Sasse for descriptions of works by James Havard for the Tucson Museum of Art where Sasse is Curator of Contemporary Art:. JAMES HAVARD. Falling Eagle. Mixed... Read full biography
Following are excerpts written by Julie Sasse for descriptions of works by James Havard for the Tucson Museum of Art where Sasse is Curator of Contemporary Art:. JAMES HAVARD. Falling Eagle. Mixed media on board. Recent Acquisition at the Tucson Museum of Art. Considered a "pioneer of abstract... Read full biography
Following are excerpts written by Julie Sasse for descriptions of works by James Havard for the Tucson Museum of Art where Sasse is Curator of Contemporary Art:. JAMES HAVARD. Falling Eagle. Mixed media on board. Recent Acquisition at the Tucson Museum of Art. Considered a "pioneer of abstract illusionism," Havards signature paintings include collage elements, images and text that refer to prehistoric Native American culture, squeezings of paint directly from the tube, and spray painted... Read full biography
Following are excerpts written by Julie Sasse for descriptions of works by James Havard for the Tucson Museum of Art where Sasse is Curator of Contemporary Art:. JAMES HAVARD. Falling Eagle. Mixed media on board. Recent Acquisition at the Tucson Museum of Art. Considered a "pioneer of abstract illusionism," Havards signature paintings include collage elements, images and text that refer to prehistoric Native American culture, squeezings of paint directly from the tube, and spray painted "shadows" giving the illusion that the paint is actually suspended in front of the paint surface. Closely related to the Abstract Expressionists because of his expressive sweeping and gestural brushes of paint, Havard is a sensuous colorist who powerfully... Read full biography
Following are excerpts written by Julie Sasse for descriptions of works by James Havard for the Tucson Museum of Art where Sasse is Curator of Contemporary Art:. JAMES HAVARD. Falling Eagle. Mixed media on board. Recent Acquisition at the Tucson Museum of Art. Considered a "pioneer of abstract illusionism," Havards signature paintings include collage elements, images and text that refer to prehistoric Native American culture, squeezings of paint directly from the tube, and spray painted "shadows" giving the illusion that the paint is actually suspended in front of the paint surface. Closely related to the Abstract Expressionists because of his expressive sweeping and gestural brushes of paint, Havard is a sensuous colorist who powerfully conjures up emotional responses and impressions from the viewer. Havard was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1937. Upon graduation... Read full biography
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About James Havard: Books
Books & Publications (16)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Native American Painters of the Twentieth Century
1995
Henkes, Robert
219 pages (color)
Native American Artists
1995
Reno, Dawn E.
230 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
The American Paintings (in the) Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art
1989
Fresella-Lee, Nancy
222 pages (color)
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
American Art Now
1985
Lucie-Smith, Edward
160 pages (color)
Magic Images Contemporary Native American Art
1981
Wade, Edwin L/R Strickland
128 pages
The Sweetgrass Lives On Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists
1980
Highwater, Jamake
192 pages (color)
The Sweet Grass Lives On: Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists
1980
Highwater, Jamake
192 pages (color)
Art in the Seventies
1980
Lucie-Smith, Edward
128 pages (color)
New York Now (Exhibition catalog)
1979
Frankel, Robert H
64 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Drawing Society National Exhibiti 1965 (Exhibition catalog)