Legacy - A Tradition Lives On
April 3 - July 8, 2005
UMUC Arts Program Gallery
Lower Level
Inn and Conference Center
Adelphi, Maryland
Opening Reception
Sunday, April 3, 2005 1-4 p.m.
Legacy: A Tradition Lives On is an exhibition featuring the works of acclaimed Maryland artist Joseph Sheppard and 11 of Sheppard's former students: Nina Akamu, Nilda Maria Comas, Daniel Graves, Malcolm Harlow, Douglas Hoffman, Michael Molnar, James Earl Reid, Robert Seyffert, Mark Tennant, Evan Wilson, and David Zuccarini.
The exhibition tells the story of the artistic legacy that began with Louis Anquetin (1861-1932), a French painter who devoted his career to recovering the lost knowledge, techniques, and materials of the old masters. Anquetin trained artist Jacques Maroger (1884-1962), who came to Maryland after World War II and taught the techniques of the old masters at the Maryland Institute of Art.
Sheppard studied with Maroger, and, after Maroger's retirement, Sheppard taught Maroger's methods at the Maryland Institute for 15 years, passing the tradition on to the next generation of artists. Sheppard's former students-successful midcareer artists who work in the mediums of painting, lithography, and sculpture-represent the fourth generation of this artistic legacy.
Sponsors
Leroy Merritt; the Dorothy and Henry A. Rosenberg Jr. Foundation; Sidney and Jean Silber; Patricia and Michael Batza Jr.; Charlotte Truesdell; the Jack and Jean Luskin Philanthropic Fund; James and Barbara Judd; Jack Leigh; the Wilson Family Foundation; Cardinal William H. Keeler; Laran Bronze Casting, Inc.; Colder Than Jersey Productions, LLC, Universal Pictures; Schuler School of Art; Foxhall Gallery; Halcyon Gallery; John Bannon; Marin-Price Gallery; University of Maryland University College; the Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, Indiana; the Westervelt-Warner Museum of American Art, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; the Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio; and the University of Toledo Visual Arts Center, Toledo, Ohio.
