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museumsarrivedatakindofpattern-makingperiodintheirwork.Thishasresulted
inproductionofeye-stimulatingdecorativeworkwhich,becauseithasavoidedprob-
lemsoffamiliarvisualpresentation,hasbeenmistakenforamostprofoundformof
expression.Myownviewisthatthismannerhascutdownthepainter'spotentialfor
communicationandhasmagnifiedoneclementoftheartist"stechnicalconcerntothe
pointwhereheisindangeroflosinghisaudiencealtogether.
"Ibelievethereisroomforthiskindofexpressioninthedecorativearts.Ihave
employeditmyself,withagooddealofpleasure,inthefieldsofpotteryandfabric
design.But Ihavealwaysfeltthatpaintingit.selfshouldbeabigger,moreall-
embracingthingandthatitneednotrestonasetofprogramnotesforitsunder-
standing.OfFarmNearFondduLacIfeelIneedonlysaythatitismyhalffactand
halfimaginativeinterpretationofaplaceincentralWisconsinwhichstimulatedthe
flowofwhatcreativepowersImaybegrantedtopossess."
AaronBohrodwasborninChicago,Illinois,in1907.HestudiedatCraneCollege
inChicago,atthe.ArtInstituteofChicago,andtheArtStudentsLeagueofNew
York.Amongmanyawardsandhonorsareprizesatthe.\r\InstituteofChicagoin
1933,1934,1935,1937,and1945;GoldenGateExpositionatSanFranciscoin1939;
Carnegie Institute, 1939; PennsylvaniaAcademyof the FineArts;Metropolitan
MuseumofArt,NewYork,1942;CorcoranGalleryof.Art,1943;andaGuggenheim
Fellowshipin1936-1937and1937-1938.Bohrodpaintedmuralsforpostofficesin
Yandalia,Clinton,andGalcsburg,Illinois,anddidotherartworkasawarcorre-
spondentforLifemagazineintheEuropeanTheaterofOperationsfrom 1943 to1945.
Hehastaughtatthe.ArtInstituteofChicago,OhioUniversity,SouthernIllinois
University(Carbondale,Illinois),andhasbeenartist-in-residenceattheUniversity
ofWisconsinsince1948.
Hiswork formspartofthecollectionsoffifteenmuseums,amongthemthe
MetropolitanMuseumof.ArtandtheWhitneyMuseumof.AmericanArtinNew
York; Art InstituteofChicago; Brooklyn Museum; BaltimoreMuseumofArt;
MuseumofFineArtsinBoston;Penn.sylvania.AcademyoftheFine.Arts;Corcoran
Galleryof.Art,Washington,D.C;.SheldonSwope(jalleryof.Art,TcrreHaute,
Indiana;Walker.ArtCenter,Minneapolis,Minnesota;Butler.ArtInstitute,Youngs-
town,Ohio;Telfair.Academyof.Art,Savannah,Georgia;andtheCTanbrookAcad-
emyofArt,BlnomlieldHills,Michigan.
BOOKATZ,Samuel,TheHilltop, 28 x36.
"Paintingdenotestometheconstantmovementandeverchangingmoodsand
patternsofnatureandhas,Isometimesfeel,acertaingravitythatseemstoreachup
andclimbintospace.Apaintingmustgrow,andorganizingofspacedevelopsasthis
growthtakeseffect.Mostofmypaintingsstartwithverticalformsandbyputting
theseinshapeIattainasensationofheight.ThepatternsandformsinTheHilltoj)
reflectthis.
"Colormustbeaddedtocompletethisdevelopmentofspace.Thescatteringof
littlenotesofiridescentcolor,theaddedreflectionsofflickeringcolorpatternsalways
formanewmoodandneverseemtorepeat..Asascientistsearchingforanew
formula,IamconstantlysearchingfornewemotionsinmypaintingandItry,ina
waybestknowntome,toconveytheseemotions.Ifeelthatonlyinanabstract
sensecanIsucceed.BecauseIhavenotsetonestyleorsamenesstomypaintings,I
findeverynewpaintingreflectsanother.symphonyofcolortome.
"Iliketopaintwithamusicalthemeinmind,sincepaintinggivesmethesame
sensationasthemusicianrealizesincomposing.Inmypainting,thevariationsona
