EARL CUNNINGHAM: American Fauve - Heather James Fine Art
EARL CUNNINGHAM: American Fauve - Heather James Fine Art EARL CUNNINGHAM: American Fauve - Heather James Fine Art
INTRODUCTION Michael A. Mennello Earl Cunningham is a miraculous artist and a true American Fauve and I am extremely excited to have selected Heather James Fine Art to share this important collection of American art with the world. The gallery’s stature and reputation are a perfect compliment to the legacy of Earl Cunningham. My wife and I began our collection of Cunningham’s work in 1969 with Marilyn purchasing a painting directly from the artist. Following Cunningham’s death, we began a quest to purchase as many paintings as possible, eventually capturing the majority of Cunningham’s 405 known works. Passionate advocates of Cunningham, we dedicated our time and resources to restoring the paintings and preserving the artist’s legacy. In 1998, we opened the Mennello Museum of American Art with a core group of Cunningham paintings central to the museum and continuously on display. Earl Cunningham and Marilyn Logsdon Mennello in front of the Over Fork Gallery, 1970. Photo by Lynda Wilson 10
INTRODUCTION Chip Tom - Curator Twenty years ago while living and working in Switzerland, I was introduced to the wonderful paintings of Earl Cunningham at the U.S. Embassy. Although visiting the ambassador on other official business, I could not stop staring at the Cunninghams. These paintings were quintessential American, and perfect representatives of U.S. art from the twentieth century. Cunningham depicted the Eastern seaboard in a personal style that included unique scale changes and bold usages of color. When looking at the representational paintings and breaking them down into large blocks of color they are very modern and fresh. It is a pleasure and honor for Heather Sacre, James Carona and myself to be working with this incredible material. We would like to thank Michael Mennello and his late wife The Honorable Marilyn Logsdon Mennello for the opportunity to continue to promote the legacy of this important American Fauve. Brick Lighthouse on the Bluff c. 1970 oil on fiberboard 16 1/2 x 23 inches Exhibited: Geneva, Switzerland, United States Mission, Embassy Residence - Ambassador and Mrs. Morris Abrams, United States Department of State, Art in Embassies Program, 1992 11
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INTRODUCTION<br />
Michael A. Mennello<br />
Earl Cunningham is a miraculous artist and a true <strong>American</strong> <strong>Fauve</strong> and I am extremely excited to have selected <strong>Heather</strong> <strong>James</strong> <strong>Fine</strong> <strong>Art</strong> to<br />
share this important collection of <strong>American</strong> art with the world. The gallery’s stature and reputation are a perfect compliment to the legacy<br />
of Earl Cunningham. My wife and I began our collection of Cunningham’s work in 1969 with Marilyn purchasing a painting directly from<br />
the artist. Following Cunningham’s death, we began a quest to purchase as many paintings as possible, eventually capturing the majority of<br />
Cunningham’s 405 known works. Passionate advocates of Cunningham, we dedicated our time and resources to restoring the paintings and<br />
preserving the artist’s legacy. In 1998, we opened the Mennello Museum of <strong>American</strong> <strong>Art</strong> with a core group of Cunningham paintings central<br />
to the museum and continuously on display.<br />
Earl Cunningham and Marilyn Logsdon Mennello in front of the Over Fork Gallery, 1970.<br />
Photo by Lynda Wilson<br />
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