Introduction
This\olumcistheolTicialrecordoftheFifthAnnualExhibitionofCon-
temporaryi\mericanPaintingheldattheUniversityofIllinois.Again,as
animportantfunctionofitsmonth-longFesti%alofContemporaryArts,
theUni\ersitysurveysthefieldofAmericanpainting.
Duringthepastyear,theJuryofSelectionhasco\eredthenation,
seekingoutpaintingswhich,becauseofdiversityofsubjectmatter,tech-
nical excellence,oran interestingemotional approach,arc worthyof
inclusion.Whiletheworksofmanywhoha%ealreadybeenincludedin
ourexhibitionswillbefoundinthesepages,oneacquaintedwithourformer
showswillnotethatfulh'halfoftheexhibitorsarcnew.
Again,itnui.st\k-])i)intccloutth.itwiialisiu-rcshownnmstilutcsa
progressreportonachangefulartratlicrthanthesummaryofanartepoch.
But,itishopedthattheshowwillindicatethedirectionthatAmerican
paintinghastakenduringtiiepastyear.Howexcr,withsowideadi\ersity
ofapproachandso\aricdatechnicalexpression,onlygeneraltrendsmay
beassessed.Certainlythesamecriticalapproachthatonceservedthelay-
maninexaminingpictureswillbeoflittlevalueinthepresenceofthis
groupofcanvases.Perhapstheadvicegivensomewhereinthewritingsof
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