tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post9046684415356914907..comments2024-02-16T04:32:52.041-06:00Comments on Plot This: Hester Bass: The Secret World of Walter AndersonKatie Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08067504634291164972noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-36235855468110947732009-09-15T20:33:33.526-05:002009-09-15T20:33:33.526-05:00I am so glad Hester sold this book! It is truly a...I am so glad Hester sold this book! It is truly a remarkable story. Not only is Anderson brilliant, but his life was so peculiar that it's art in itself.<br /><br />incredible.Katie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067504634291164972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-41537885896667679062009-09-15T20:31:51.765-05:002009-09-15T20:31:51.765-05:00Yes!!!
PUBLISH OR PERISH!
sfYes!!!<br /><br />PUBLISH OR PERISH!<br /><br />sfHardygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268385174949496800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-90361059144381778352009-09-15T20:14:07.326-05:002009-09-15T20:14:07.326-05:00I met Hester in Chicago at ALA. As soon as she sho...I met Hester in Chicago at ALA. As soon as she showed me her book's postcard I knew who she was. I remembered her from the article in the Bulletin. What a story. I saw Hester again in LA. A very cool and classy lady!Gwendolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-43996494145734417272009-09-15T17:59:54.558-05:002009-09-15T17:59:54.558-05:00*blushes* I do see a typo there. My thesis advis...*blushes* I do see a typo there. My thesis advisors wouldn't approve. ;)<br /><br />Thanks, Sarah! Publish or perish, lol!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-39230600088670270722009-09-15T16:41:42.059-05:002009-09-15T16:41:42.059-05:00I remember hearing about this book. Anderson's...I remember hearing about this book. Anderson's paintings are just amazing. How cool that Hester is helping to make more people aware of him!Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-32939294691778753112009-09-15T15:57:39.098-05:002009-09-15T15:57:39.098-05:00TereLiz! You are awesome! I should paste your co...TereLiz! You are awesome! I should paste your comment into our post.<br /><br />Approaching the Magic Hour is one of the most incredible books that I've ever read. An amazingly personal story of what it was like to live with this creative genius (Agnes truly enabled Walter Anderson's genius to flourish--without her understanding of his creative needs, I don't think we would have such an unbelievable body of work from this compelling artist).<br /><br />I tried to sell my car when I graduated from college so that I could buy an original Walter Anderson. My dad wouldn't let me and the stupid car was in his name. Dang it.<br /><br />sfHardygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268385174949496800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-20907081539999797052009-09-15T15:28:40.884-05:002009-09-15T15:28:40.884-05:00Don't worry, gals, old Walter isn't someon...Don't worry, gals, old Walter isn't someone you'll find in an art history survey. I have an MA in Art History, and it wasn't until my graduate work that I discovered him. <br /><br />Not only was he a painter, but he also produced a wealth of ceramics, and his descendants still work out of Shearwater Pottery, about five minutes from the Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs. (See "Dreaming in Clay" Maurer/Iglesias) <br /><br />Some other great books on his life and art are "Realizations of the Islander" (Driscoll), and "Approaching the Magic Hour" by his wife, Agnes, which I highly recommend. <br /><br />Agnes once said, "He was a painter always, a lover at times, a husband and father never." He was a prolific artist who was only comfortable surrounded by the nature that inspired his work. <br /><br />His mother was a graduate of Newcomb College's art program, the old women's college of Tulane University, and was said to have given him his first drawing books. <br /><br />Thanks for helping to shed some light on this amazing artist and Ms. Bass's addition to the oeuvre. This is the first time I've heard anyone describe him as the VanGogh of the South, the the comparison is apt in many ways. <br /><br />Thanks again!<br />~TereTere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-17559652106194016602009-09-15T12:53:57.449-05:002009-09-15T12:53:57.449-05:00Beautiful. I'll look him up too. And I used to...Beautiful. I'll look him up too. And I used to teach art... *hangs head in shame*Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693050953762677969.post-25238365209261418502009-09-15T12:34:53.936-05:002009-09-15T12:34:53.936-05:00Walter Anderson's work is absolutely stunning!...Walter Anderson's work is absolutely stunning! I can't believe I've never heard of him. Off to google...lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.com