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ofAppliedArtinEssen(1916-1919),atoneoftheacademiesoftheartsinMunich
(1919-1920),andattheBauhaus,Weimar(1920-1923).In 1923 healsobeganto
teachattheBauhaus,butleftin1933,cametoAmericaandbecameheadoftheArt
DepartmentatBlackMountainCollegeinNorthCarolina(1933-1949).Hebecame
Chairmanofthe DepartmentofDesignintheSchooloftheFineArtsatYale
UniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut,in1950.AlbersisalsoamemberofAmerican
AbstractArtists.Hehaswrittenarticlesonartandarteducationforbooksand
magazinesandhasshownhiswork"inseveralhundredexhibitionsinleadingcoun-
triesofEuropeandtheAmericas"aswellasin.'\ustralia.


ANLIKER,RogerW.,Remembering, 28 .x36. Illustration—Plate 96


Inconnectionwithaone-manexhibitionofhisworkinNewYorkin 1950 Roger
Anlikerisquotedasfollows: "Theinitialideasinmypaintingsstemfromemotional


responses,emphasizingoneoranotherofthesensoryaspects—neverthevisualone.


Theseresponsesareexhaustivelyexploredinthevisualtermsofcolor,texture,and


form—designedtoimpresstheeyewithrhythmicalpatterns—definitivepointsof


departureforthemindsimaginedmusic,word,ormovement."


"Remembering,"hewrites,"isapatch-work—apuzzle—amesh—astilllife


accumulationofribbon-wrappedpoles,afragmentofornament,aseed,ashell—


allshatteredandthenpiecedtogether—asonewill—theobjects,places,peoples,


andmomentsofothertimes."
RogerAnlikerwasbornin.^kron,Ohio,in1924.Hewasawardedascholarship
totheClevelandInstituteofArtin 1941 buthispromisingworktherewasinter-
ruptedbyatourofdutywiththeArmyfrom 1943 to1946.Inthearmedforceshe
illustratedtrainingmanualsandcameintocontactwithseveralEuropeancountries.
ReturningtotheClevelandInstituteofArt,hewasgraduatedin 1947 withtop
seniorhonor,the $1200AgnesGund MemorialScholarship,whichwasusedfor
researchandayearofgraduatestudyunderJohnTeyralattheClevelandInstitute
ofArtfortheBachelorofFineArtsdegree.
Representationinthe annualMay ShowsattheCleveland Museumof.\n
broughtatotalofeightawardsfrom 1946 to1949.One-manshowsbeganin1948.
AnlikerspaintingsareincludedinthepermanentcollectionsoftheClevelandMu-
seumof.\vi,ClevelandArtAssociation,andinnumerousprivatecollections.Heis
nowAssistantProfessorintheDepartmentofPaintingandDesignattheCarnegie
InstituteofTechnologyinPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.


ARONSON,David,PresentationoftheVirgin, 26 x32.


Illustration—Plate 82


"Religionandartaretwomeansofseekingultimatetruth.Religionhasaffinity
foragreatcross-sectionofhumanity.Artissympathetictofewernumbers.
"Asincereartcomestojudgmentinunequivocalfacevalue,endowed with
effectivepowertostiraquestforthetrue.Howfitting,therefore,togiveexpression
throughthemediumofart,forfreedomfromimposedthinkinginreligion.Once
this freedomisattained, wewould say,religion givespeace of mind without
premeditateddogma.
"TheinitialScripturesarefulloftruths.Theyalsoaboundinunconditioned
generalitiesthatareopenforspecificationandinterpretation.Itisjustherethat

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