Featured Cool Watercolor Postcard Find

Discussion in 'Art' started by elarnia, Nov 17, 2022.

  1. elarnia

    elarnia SIWL

    Going through the first of a dozen or so boxes of family papers I came across this postcard.

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    George Cress had studied at the University of Georgia under Lamar Dodd before he entered the army in 1942 and had been a teaching assistant there as well, at the same time that my mother (Beth) was studying there under Jean Charlot. This appears to be a small WC he sent her from camp in Colorado before shipping out to Europe.

    This link is to an article about the acquisition of some of his work by the Institute of Contemporary Art in Chattanooga, Tn. which the article indicates was his choice for the bulk of his work after his death:

    https://icachatt.org/exhibitions/new-acquisitions-george-cress-estate

    Never know where you will find a little gem!
     
    elarnia, Nov 17, 2022
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Too interesting. And imagine having the talent to dash a little something like that off.

    Debora
     
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  3. Born2it

    Born2it Well-Known Member

    What a lovely find!
     
    Born2it, Nov 17, 2022
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  4. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Agreed!
     
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  5. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Yeah, it is lovely

    To me it's a sign of love, here's what I am seeing, I want you to appreciate it too, I wish we could be seeing it together
     
    charlie cheswick, Nov 18, 2022
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