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Artist of the Month: Spotted Dog Farm

The Museum Shop features Spotted Dog Farm of Asheville, NC for August 2010. These candles, lanterns and jewelry incorporate organic flowers grown on a family farm. Come visit the Shop and check it out!

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View of Asheville

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Description:

Looking down on downtown Asheville from Town Mountain, before construction of I-240

1963

Gouache painting on illustration board

20"x30"

Gift of Donna Nagey Robertson

2000.23.05.23

Style: Realism

About the Artist: Joe Chris Robertson (1922-2000) was raised in Arkansas where he studied painting and philosophy at the University of Arkansas. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in 1950 from the University of Iowa, where he studied under prolific printmaker Mauricio Lasansky. He was the Chair and essential founder of the Art Department at Mars Hill College from 1951 until 1990 when he retired. He traveled broadly in the pursuit of inspiration to fuel his artistic endeavors, visiting Europe on several occasions as well as conducting extended stays in Northern and Central America. Robertson was also a gifted poet, writer, philosopher, harpsichord builder, clock builder and cook. Because he supported issues of social and political justice, both philosophically and artistically, his work has been described as that of "a moral eclectic". He continued producing his art until a debilitating stroke ended his artistic career in 1992. He lived in Mars Hill, North Carolina until his death in 2000.

Robertson participated in over twenty-two solo exhibitions, shown in venues including the Asheville Art Museum, Mars Hill College, Hendersonville Art League, Asheville School, Brevard College and the University of North Carolina. He won many honors including three purchase awards in printmaking, several second prizes and honorable mentions, a first prize in painting bestowed by the Arkansas Art Center, the Gibbs Award for outstanding teaching at Mars Hill College. His work is found in permanent collections of the Asheville Art Museum, the University of Arkansas, the University of Iowa, Arkansas State Gallery, Delgado Gallery in New Orleans, Brooks Gallery in Memphis, Mars Hill College, the Black Mountain Center for the Arts and many private collections.

This piece was the museum's Work of the Week July 26 - August 1, 2010

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Artist:
Joe Chris Robertson
 

 
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