James E. Brewton Foundation, Inc., nonprofit arts organization
  • Home
  • About Jim Brewton
  • Art
    • Paintings
    • Prints & collages
    • Constructions
    • Drawings
    • Exhibitions
    • Awards & collections
    • Press
    • Missing works
  • About us
  • Updates
  • Contact | Support

New photography and our next project

4/18/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
In late March I visited my cousin Lisa, whose mother was Jim’s sister Joan. Lisa and her two brothers have a nice collection of Brewton works, and I had not seen any of the pictures in decades. While I was there, Lisa allowed me to measure and photograph the front and back of each work. 
 
As always, the combination of gravitas and wit, size, and presence of Jim’s work took me by surprise. Letter from the Past has a subtle exclamation point in the upper left quadrant that didn’t show in previous photographs; Til: Trine #3 sports potent mixed-media elements. Both Mother As A Little Girl and the untitled boat painting are larger than I’d expected.

This summer we're excited to be arranging the cleaning and restoration of Jim's masterpiece, The Bombardment of Kobenhavn by Vice Admiral Lord Nelson in 1801: The Mad Laughter of Courage (1966-67, mixed media on canvas, 49" x 86"). It's a work created with very mixed media, including a working lightbulb and a bra, as well as delicate penciled graffiti, so cleaning it will be a complicated task. We're looking forward to seeing the results.

Thank you for your interest and support! Below are more new photographs of artwork from Lisa's collection. 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
0 Comments

    Archives

    April 2023
    January 2023
    September 2022
    October 2021
    March 2021
    September 2020
    December 2019
    June 2017
    May 2017
    December 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    November 2015
    August 2015
    May 2015
    February 2015
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    June 2013
    March 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Copyright © 2023 by James E. Brewton Foundation, a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Thank you for visiting.
  • Home
  • About Jim Brewton
  • Art
    • Paintings
    • Prints & collages
    • Constructions
    • Drawings
    • Exhibitions
    • Awards & collections
    • Press
    • Missing works
  • About us
  • Updates
  • Contact | Support