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Consciousness Explained edit
Lee Wiley edit
Family search person page shows her mother was Cherokee. BTW, my 10th cousin one removed.
See internet archive for biography and records.
Camp Long edit
https://www.loghousemuseum.org/blog/finding-a-mountain-of-inspiration-at-camp-long/
https://www.loghousemuseum.org/blog/off-site-exhibit-rocks-camp-long-for-the-parks-75th-birthday-2/
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19911107&slug=1315914
Bio of Schurman edit
Camp Long Improvements Site Plan 1973 edit
http://archives.seattle.gov/digital-collections/index.php/Detail/objects/20734
Friends of Schurman Rock edit
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1004390446272682/
SCROUNGING, SNAFFLING, and BENEVOLENT LARCENY: The Origins of Camp Long. edit
Climbing Rock edit
Camp Long Challenge Course edit
https://westseattleblog.com/2011/09/partnerships-celebrated-as-camp-long-opens-challenge-course/
Lodge Restoration edit
https://westseattleblog.com/2010/07/happening-now-camp-long-lodge-reopening-celebration/
https://westseattleblog.com/2010/01/camp-long-lodge-closed-park-open-and-heres-whats-in-store/
Edward Betts edit
Edward Betts ( August 4, 1920 - May 17, 2008 ) was an American painter, collagist, author, and teacher. He was known for his abstract paintings which he often developed using an improvisational, intuitive method. He was also an accomplished painter of realistic watercolors. Betts published four instructional books on painting and was a Professor of Art at the University of Illinois.
Edward Betts was living in Kennebunk, York, Maine when he died at age 88 on 17 May 2008.[1]
Galleries with Betts' work listed here: American art galleries : the illustrated guide to their art and artists by Krantz, Les
AI version edit
Edward Howard Betts (August 4, 1920 - May 17, 2008) was an American artist, author, and teacher known for his versatile approach to painting and his improvisational style in creating abstract works. He worked in a variety of media, including watercolor, acrylic, and collage, and was particularly known for his realistic watercolors and his abstract expressionist paintings.
Early life and education
Edward H. Betts was born on August 4, 1920, in Yonkers, New York, to Harrison and Mildred (née Waterbury) Betts. At the age of fifteen, he began taking summer classes at the Art Students League, where he studied with George Bridgman, among others. Betts obtained a degree in art history from Yale University in 1942 and enlisted in the United States Army that same year. After World War II, he was a full-time student at the Art Students League from 1946 to 1948. Betts then entered the University of Illinois, where he received an M.F.A. degree in 1952.
Career
Betts taught drawing, composition, and painting at the University of Illinois for 35 years until his retirement in 1984. During his tenure at the university, he influenced generations of artists and developed a reputation as an inspiring and influential teacher. Beginning in 1973, he taught the "Master Class for Advanced Watercolorists" at Rangemark, the studio founded by Barse Miller near Birch Harbor, Maine.
Throughout his career, Betts exhibited his work at numerous galleries around the country and was represented for almost forty years at the Midtown Galleries in New York City. He also published several instructional books on painting, including "Master Class in Watercolor," "Creative Landscape Painting," and "Creative Seascape Painting," among others.
Betts was known for his improvisational approach to creating abstract works, which he often developed with no preconceived idea of what the final result would be. He had a "split personality," as he described it, with his realistic watercolors being thoroughly planned out in advance. His abstract works, on the other hand, were created using an intuitive process that allowed him to express his emotions and feelings.
Legacy
Betts was widely regarded as an important figure in experimental art, particularly in the realm of abstract expressionism. His work continues to be admired by art enthusiasts and collectors alike, and his influence as a teacher and author can still be felt in the world of art today.
Personal life
In 1949, Betts married fellow artist Jane Burke, whom he had met at the Art Students League. Jane Betts died in 1984. After his retirement from the University of Illinois, Betts moved to Maine, where he married Edis Hatch in 1986. He died in Maine on May 17, 2008.
Obituary edit
BETTS--Edward. Abstract acrylic, realistic watercolor painter, teacher, author, died May 17. Born in Yonkers, New York on August 4, 1920, to Harrison Betts, M.D. and Mildred (Waterbury) Betts. He was a Yale honors graduate, member of National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society and The Century Club of New York. His widow is Edis Hatch Betts of Kennebunk, Maine.
Copyright New York Times Company May 21, 2008
Paid notice: Deaths BETTS, EDWARD: [paid death notice][1]. (2008, May 21). New York Times Retrieved from https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/pqrl?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/paid-notice-deaths-betts-edward/docview/433850774/se-2
Press edit
NOTE: ProQuest does have American Artist abstracts 1988-2012; does not have full text. There are 13 mentions of Betts.
NOTE: ProQUest has a a number of mentions in other magazines.
This looks intereesting:
Patterson, B. (2004, Summer). ADVICE FROM EXPERTS: PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE A CAREER. Watercolor, 10, 8-11. Retrieved from https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/pqrl?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/advice-experts-principles-guide-career/docview/212417601/se-2
American Artist Magazine (March 1955), article on "Lacquer Paintings". http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bio/AmericanArtist1.jpg
In Feb. 1983, American Artist magazine, in a feature article about painters, named him one of 14 living legends of art. See pictures of article here: http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bio/Living7.jpg.
In 2000, the American Artist magazine named him the teacher of the year.
The Palette Magazine of March 2004: "Edward Betts has exerted a strong influence on the direction of American watercolor because of his creative concepts, his innovative use of a variety of media, and his generous and supportive teaching. The extent of his influence is evident in any present-day exhibit of water media paintings."
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-19-va-273-story.html Betts' painting "Rocks and Snow" part of exhibit. Note: CA Watercolor society renamed National Watercolor Society.
TED COHEN, Staff W. "SPACE for ARTS to FLOURISH ; River Tree Center for the Arts Celebrates its Move to a Bigger Home with a Splashy Exhibit of Paintings by Edward Betts.: [York Edition]." Portland Press Herald Jan 09 2003: 1E. (ProQuest - full text). 21 Jan. 2023 .
Biographies edit
Newspaper obituary. Includes photo, spouses, military service.
http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bio/betts.htm. This one may have been put together by a relative.
https://www.vanwardgallery.me/edward-betts.html
Springville art museum in Utah. Glues together bios from AskArt and National Academy. Looked though most of the listed museums collections, not much there,
https://nationalacademy.emuseum.com/people/1110
1955 Art in America article. Includes bio, etc.
Works edit
https://webkiosk.springville.org/artist-maker/info/129
https://nationalacademy.emuseum.com/people/1110/edward-betts/objects
Portland (Maine) Museum of Art: 3 paintings.
23 varied works from various auctions. Not sure if this should be linked on Wikipedia as it's an auction site.
Misc. edit
Census records - see family search (I saved a couple in my source box).
Whitney Exhibition Catalog - includes Betts' Northern Lights
List of Midtown Galleries Exhibitions
NYtimes 1956 review of a Betts' show. at John Heller Gallery. This is on the NYT "times machine". Just a paragraph, kind of snarky. Here's a 1961 review of a show at Midtown Galleries.
https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/3513-recent-alumni-deaths
Books and Films edit
2nd edition of Masterclass in WaterColor on internet archive.
Books that include Betts Work edit
Acrylic watercolor painting by Blake, Wendon on internet archive.
Schink, Christopher (1995). Color and Light for the Watercolor Painter. New York: Watson-Guptill.
Schink, Christopher (1981). Mastering Color and Design in Watercolor. New York: Watson-Guptill.
Acrylics bold and new by Roukes, Nicholas
Watercolor & collage workshop by Brommer, Gerald
Brommer, Gerald (1977). Landscapes.
Brommer, Gerald (August 1, 1994). Collage Techniques: A Guide for Artists and Illustrators. Watson-Guptill.
Correspondence edit
Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg papers
Baga edit
Lamp, F. 1996, "Art of the Baga: A drama of cultural reinvention", African Arts, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 20-33.
https://www.proquest.com/docview/220956147/24AC3CC296D541FCPQ/3?accountid=1135#
Guy Anderson edit
Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion
Honors and Awards[2] edit
- 1929: Tiffany Foundation Resident Scholarship
- 1935: Katherine Baker Purchase Award, Northwest Annual Exhibition, Museum
- 1969: Washington State Governor's Award of Special Commendation
- 1975: Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1983: Washington State Governor's Art Award
- 1987: King County Arts Commission Honors Award
- 1995: Golden Umbrella Award, Bumbershoot
Murals / Commissions / Public Art (not museums) edit
NOTE: Primary sources: see Tarzan [2], Geunther[3]
NOTE: access Seattle Times via SPL
Mural, Hilton Inn, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 1961 [4]
Seattle Center Opera House (now McCaw Hall). Cultural Fragments, 1962.[5]
Edmonds Library, "Two Workmen", 1963 [6] (this was a gift, so maybe not a commission as such)
Seattle First National bank mural 1969[7]. Building is now Safeco plaza.
Stone inlay, Seattle First National bank building, 1970
Bank of California Building, Seattle. "The Day in the Life of the Great Whale",1974?.[8][9]. Probably sold.[10]
Bank of California Building, Seattle. "Northern Christian", 1974?. [11]
Port of Seattle International Trade Center
Skagit Valley Courthouse, Between Night and Morning, Mount Vernon, 1977 [12]
Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. Sisyphus, 1987, Oil on paper on panel, 96 x 288 inches.[13]
Washington Mutual Savings Bank, Seattle. Secret Pasture?, Sacred Pastures (1978). Now Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Gift of https://meanycenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/meany_lobby_artworks_list.pdf
Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle. Sacred Bundles, 1979, Oil on roofing paper. Gift of SAFECO Insurance Company
https://meanycenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/meany_lobby_artworks_list.pdf
Magical Egg in Space, Bothell Public Library, 1981
Motifs and Symbols edit
Explained by Bruce Guenther (page 98) [3]
"The overriding feel is rhythmic. Giant, glowing circles and stylized wave patterns simplified to charging zigzags carry the energy of his work, in compositions that owe more to Japanese than to European art."[14]
Wave edit
eternity, the eternal
Circle edit
womb, egg, cosmos, void
Seed / Purusa edit
Hindu beginning, slumbering kernel
"The seed, sometimes called purusa, is in the mud bank".[15]
Mediums & Materials edit
Driftwood sculptures. edit
Life magazine article
https://www.historylink.org/File/5157
Around WWII, had a show in NY. Sold in flower shop in Seattle.
The Accidental Collector: Art, Fossils, and Friendships page 159 mentions driftwood sculptures in his studio.
Stone patios edit
mosaic patios commissioned by art collector Anne Gould Hauberg and gallery owner Zoë Dusanne
Collage edit
See examples in book[3].
Watercolor edit
See auction records here
See Seattle Art Museum collection.
Woodcuts , etc. edit
See museum collections; e.g., Henry Art Gallery
Drawing edit
For example see Henry Art Gallery
Bibliography edit
Walls, Deryl (2014). A Catalogue Raisonne of the Block Prints of Legendary Northwest Artist Guy Anderson. Ihler, Jase. [La Conner, Washington]. ISBN 978-0-9863330-0-2. OCLC 907297644.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Walls, Deryl (2015). Drawings : A Selection of Sketchbook Drawings by Legendary Northwest Artist Guy Anderson. Ihler, Jase. [La Conner, Washington]. ISBN 978-0-9863330-1-9. OCLC 936582913.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
How to make a Bibliography edit
Manual of style help
References edit
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS3B-M3N : 12 January 2021), Edward H Betts, 17 May 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ^ a b Ament, Deloris Tarzan. (2002). Iridescent light : the emergence of northwest art. Randlett, Mary, 1924-2019. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-295-98147-4. OCLC 46918140.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Guy, 1906-1998.; Guenther, Bruce (1986). Guy Anderson. Francine Seders Gallery (Seattle, Wash.). Seattle, Wash.: Francine Seders Gallery. pp. 98, 104. ISBN 0-295-96419-7. OCLC 14989754.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Anne G. Todd, Seattle Daily Times (1961) 13 Aug, p. 60, (online NewsBank).
- ^ Hall, McCaw. "Artwork | McCaw Hall". www.mccawhall.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Seattle Daily Times (1963) 30 Oct, p. 7, (online NewsBank).
- ^ "Guy Anderson in his studio with mural design, LaConner, August 16, 1968". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ Oral history interview, "Roland Terry, I think, got me that commission for the California Bank."
- ^ ""The Day in the Life of the Great Whale" by Guy Anderson, January 15, 1974". cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Guy Irving Anderson - Artist, Fine Art Prices, Auction Records for Guy Irving Anderson". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ ""Northern Christian" by Guy Anderson, January 15, 1974". cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ Oral history interview, "Well, I had to do that when I did the one for here in Mount Vernon, which is on a curve; it's required that you use a certain kind of heavy linen, and also that it is mounted on plywood panels which can be removed."
- ^ "Honors". 4Culture. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Deloris Tarzan Ament. "His Art's In The Northwest -- Guy Anderson's Paintings Are Rooted In The Region | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Wesely, Wehr (2000). The Eighth Lively Art: Conversations with Painters, Poets, Musicians, and the Wicked Witch of the West. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-80257-2.