<p>"Louisville Modern: an era in art" tells the story of the art scene in the Louisville area from the 1940s through the 1960s. It is both a personal story and an art-historical overview of a period that many categorize now as Mid-century Modern. The book begins with the personal story of Madeline Covi, who experienced that scene firsthand. Her essay is followed by biographies of some of the artists who played major roles in Louisville art then, some of whom are still active. Artists discussed in the Covi essay include: Carl Brenner, Marcia Hite, Morris Belknap Jr., Worden Day, Juro Kubicek, Carl Holty, Edgard Pillet, Wayne Begley, Sally Drummond, Robert Carter, Ken Young, Pablo Picasso, Alfred Zalon, Alfred Zalon, Leo Zimmerman, Constantin Brancusi, Franzee Dolbeare, Boris Margo, Carlos Merida, Charles Crodel, Charles James Wright, Donald Anderson, Aaron Siskin, Robert Doherty, Dan Boles, Gilles Giantini, Sam Richards, Tom and Virginia Marsh, Karl Martz and Heiki Seppa. Artist biographies include: Maud Ainslie, Mary Louise Baringer, Fayette Barnum, Lou Block, Barney Bright, Orville Carroll, Paul Childers, Henry Chodkowski, G.C. Coxe, Mary Ann Currier, Lucy Diecks, William L. Fischer, Marguerite Gifford, Sam Gilliam, Charles Goodwin, Mary Alice Hadley, Ed Hamilton, The Hennings, The Kohlhepps, Romuald Kraus, Eugene "Bud" Leake Jr., Doris Leist, Alma Lesch, Frank Long, Marion Long, LaVerne Mahorney, Mary Spencer Nay, Jane Morton Norton, The Petersons, Paul Plaschke, John Prangnell, Charlotte Price, Martin Shallenberger, Walter Sorge, Bob Thompson, Ann Troutman, Ulfert Wilke, Constance Clark Willis, Wolf Zingraff.</p>

Louisville Modern: an era in art Gail, Covi, Madeline, Renau, Lynn Gilbert

Madeline Covi

PFA Press

<p>The book familiarizes a contemporary audience with artists of the past who had ties to the state of Kentucky or who depicted scenes in Kentucky though they were from other locations. All the prints included are black and white and all are from the Payne Collection, many never published before There are 58 biographies of artists, many of whom will be new to most readers. The prints date from 1828 to 2004.</p>

Black and White: Kentucky Prints and Printmakers from the Collection of Warren and Julie Payne

Warren Payne

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Louisville Modern: an era in art Gail, Covi, Madeline, Renau, Lynn Gilbert

Black and White: Kentucky Prints and Printmakers from the Collection of Warren and Julie Payne