This book offers the American public a first, intriguing perspective on William Congdon as an artist and as a man. Congdon, born in Rhode Island in 1912, had a brief but intense period in the '50s as a "successful artist" in America, showing at prestigious exhibitions and galleries. However, his resulting economic independence and religious conversion to Catholicism in the early 1960s estranged him from American art circles. Congdon left the the U.S. for good in 1969, residing and painting in Italy until his death in 1998. ...
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This book offers the American public a first, intriguing perspective on William Congdon as an artist and as a man. Congdon, born in Rhode Island in 1912, had a brief but intense period in the '50s as a "successful artist" in America, showing at prestigious exhibitions and galleries. However, his resulting economic independence and religious conversion to Catholicism in the early 1960s estranged him from American art circles. Congdon left the the U.S. for good in 1969, residing and painting in Italy until his death in 1998. Through fascinating, accessible text and over 150 illustrations, this guide examines Congdon's profound personal and artistic evolution.
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