American Artist Artist magazine of largest circulation. Artist profiles/interviews include multiple photos and reproductions over multiple pages, PLUS: Illustrations, technical features, columns, vintage ads and MORE --Exclusive MORE MAGAZINES detailed content description, below! Issue Date: MAY 1981; VOLUME 45, ISSUE 466 IN THIS ISSUE:- This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. FRONT COVER: Pencil Sharpener, by BOB GILL, 1981, colored pencil, 11 1/2 x 8 1/2. Collection the artist. FEATURES: GEORGE WEXLER: HUDSON VALLEY PAINTER by Eunice Agar. The panoramic landscape of the Hudson River Valley is the subject of Wexler's oil paintings. Here he compares and contrasts his work with that of America's first indigenous school of art--the Hudson River School. FORGET ALL THE RULES YOU EVER LEARNED ABOUT GRAPHIC DESIGN. INCLUDING THE ONES IN THIS ARTICLE. by M. Stephen Doherty. The title of this article, adapted from the book by New York artist Bob Gill, reflects Gill's unorthodox approach to his successful commercial design projects. Some of his eye-catching designs are shown. SOFT SCULPTURES BY MICHELE BROWER by Alice Meister. This Colorado artist sculpts people and objects out of fabric and clay, laboriously sewing them onto canvas as she works. In this article, she discusses her fascination with this art form. THE WATERCOLOR PAGE: TOM LYNCH: This Chicago artist discusses his techniques and how he successfully markets his work. A SCREEN-PRINTING WORKSHOP by Wendell L. Mohr. This artist demonstrates step-by-step how to create a print from start to finish, as was shown in his recent screen-printing workshop in Marshalltown, Iowa. THE SATIRE OF ART YOUNG by Richard Cox. The author describes the career of the cartoonist Art Young, from the 1880s to the 1940s, and follows his frustrations and successes through the "machine age". FORUM: What Is the National Gallery of Art Doing Today, and What Are Its Plans for the Future? An Interview with J. Carter Brown by Lori Simmons Zelenko. PRODUCT INFORMATION: Choosing the Correct Watercolor Paper by Marlene Schiller. LOOKING AT PAINTINGS with Hilton Brown. PROFESSIONAL PAGE by Betty Chamberlain. DEPARTMENTS: Footnotes. Letters. Exhibits On Tour. Art Books. Gallery Happenings. Art Mart. Exhibits On Tour. Bulletin Board. Index To Advertising. This description copyright Edward D Peyton. Any un-authorized use of this description is strictly prohibited. Magazine is COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD +++ condition. (See photo)