This book was published as the accompanying catalog to the exhibition H.C. Westermann - West held at the Richmond Art Center in the Fall of 1997. It shines new light on H. C. Westermann's influences on the California Art scene and documents many of his unique artistic contributions. It features 100+ black and white reproductions, 8 full-color plates, essays by Allan Frumkin, Peter Selz, David McCarthy, John Fitz Gibbon, Phil Linares, Phil Pasquini, Martha Westermann Renner, and reflections by artists and friends including William T. Wiley, Billy Al Bengston, Terry Allen, and others.
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"To see Westermann's work in this kind of depth is a rare opportunity. The documentation of its links with California art makes the catalog an indispensible addition to every contemporary art library." -- Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle
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David King received his MA in sculpture from University of California, Davis in 1965. As an exhibiting sculptor he has had numerous shows on the West Coast. He is currently an instructor of sculpture and contemporary art at Diablo Valley College in the San Francisco bay area where he has taught since 1966.
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Horace Clifford Westermann Jr. was born on December 11, in Los Angeles to Florita Bloom and H.C. Westermann Sr., a hotel accountant. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Allan Frumkin, Cliff Westermann, Joanna Beall, Bruce Nauman, Robert Arneson, Art Institute of Chicago, David King, Richmond Art Center, Brookfield Center, George Bloom, World War, Jeremy Anderson, Jim Nutt, Peter Selz, Bill Barrette, Collection Martha Westermann Renner, Dilexi Gallery, Lincoln Continental, Richard Shaw, Steve Kaltenbach, Clayton Bailey, Collection James Corcoran New!
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Horace Clifford Westermann Jr. was born on December 11, in Los Angeles to Florita Bloom and H.C. Westermann Sr., a hotel accountant. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inches envelope, death ship, illustrated letters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Allan Frumkin, Cliff Westermann, Joanna Beall, Bruce Nauman, Robert Arneson, Art Institute of Chicago, David King, Richmond Art Center, Brookfield Center, George Bloom, World War, Jeremy Anderson, Jim Nutt, Peter Selz, Bill Barrette, Collection Martha Westermann Renner, Dilexi Gallery, Lincoln Continental, Richard Shaw, Steve Kaltenbach, Clayton Bailey, Collection James Corcoran New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Robert Arneson by Robert Arneson on 6 pages
- New Images of Man (Museum of Modern Art Publications in Reprint Ser) by Peter Selz on page 5, page 39, and page 57
- Nathan Oliveira by Peter Selz on page 39, and page 57
- Robert Hudson by Fuller G. Gallery in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Alberto Giacometti by Felix Baumann on page 6, and page 57
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