A Discussion of Art, Biography, and Southerly Places
Followed by a reception
Thursday, November 15 4:30 pm
In the fall of 1886, the painter Vincent van Gogh wrote his brother Theo in a letter:
"In Spring, say February or even sooner, I may be going to the South of France, the land of blue tones and gay colors"
He continued in another letter after his arrival:
"My dear brother, you know I came to the South and threw myself into my work for a thousand reasons. Wishing to see a different light... Wishing also to see this stronger sun...because one feels that the colors of the prism are veiled in the mist of the North. All this is still pretty true....added to this is the natural inclination toward this South....and that occasionally I have also found friends and things here that I love."
Vincent van Gogh, Walter Inglis Anderson, Laura Riding Jackson
Souls on Fire in the South assumes that sought out, "Southerly Place", (named or otherwise), the subjects of this literary panel came to seeking that "different light", or choosing something already familiar and engrained in their vision. The panelists will discuss these eccentric figures of art and literature; the problems of biography and influences of the South on their work and lives.
The authors of this panel are leading authorities on their subjects brought together by moderator and local artist, Sean Sexton, who proclaims: "It is a fabulous thing, rare and privileged for us that one of our subjects, Laura Riding Jackson, actually chose this vicinity in which we live. You will see many connections among these artists in this illuminating discussion. I've suspected all my life there is magic here, something unusual to this place my Grandfather, Waldo Sexton, chose for our family in 1913. Throughout his life, he looked for a "Fountain of Youth" and it isn't implausible that the great Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon, might have landed close by in that same pursuit."
Authors
Cliff Edwards,
The Shoes of Van Gogh
Elizabeth Friedmann,
A Mannered Grace: The Life of Laura (Riding) Jackson
Christopher Maurer,
Fortune’s Favorite Child: the Uneasy Life of Walter Anderson
Mary Pickard Anderson,
Form And Fantasy: The Block Prints of Walter Anderson
Moderator: Sean Sexton, local cattleman, artist and author
November 15, 2007, 4:30 p.m.
Leonhardt Auditorium Vero Beach Museum of Art
3001 Riverside Park Drive
$50/person,
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This event is not sponsored or endorsed by the Vero Beach Museum of Art