This title concerns the work of Alex Katz, a towering figure in contemporary painting and a key New York-based artist since the early 1960s. Katz is best known for his distinct portraits of sophisticated, irresistible women, masterfully painted using precise, broad areas of colour.
Based on an exhibition that was organized by the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, where Shafrazi paid homage to a seminal display of Warhol's portraits that took place at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in 1979-80. This book includes an essay by Robert Rosenblum, who also contributed to the Whitney's original exhibition catalogue.
Discusses Fletcher Benton's lifework in three different essays each focusing on a different period in his career. This work also includes a chronology, selected exhibitions and bibliography to this examination of Benton's sculpture.