http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1606 News for Art Historians Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1606&cpage=1#comment-138453 Jon Lackman Thu, 20 May 2010 23:54:08 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1606#comment-138453 I too am looking forward to this exhibition, for the art and because I'm fascinated by all things related to Black Mountain College. It's amazing how vibrant and influential a small place can become if the chemistry clicks, despite the barriers posed by low funds and a "provincial" location. By the by, I wouldn't be surprised if we also see a Noland biography in the next few years. Five marriages, after all. Come to think of it, Robert Colescott and Saul Bellow had the same, all of them falling just one short of Norman Mailer's six. Of course, writers and artists pale next to entertainers -- Gloria Swanson, Larry King, Elizabeth Taylor, and Lana Turner all had even more. All that said, here's hoping the Noland biography of the future will be mostly about the art! I too am looking forward to this exhibition, for the art and because I’m fascinated by all things related to Black Mountain College. It’s amazing how vibrant and influential a small place can become if the chemistry clicks, despite the barriers posed by low funds and a “provincial” location. By the by, I wouldn’t be surprised if we also see a Noland biography in the next few years. Five marriages, after all. Come to think of it, Robert Colescott and Saul Bellow had the same, all of them falling just one short of Norman Mailer’s six. Of course, writers and artists pale next to entertainers — Gloria Swanson, Larry King, Elizabeth Taylor, and Lana Turner all had even more. All that said, here’s hoping the Noland biography of the future will be mostly about the art!

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