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OsverwasborninChicagoin1912.HestudiedartunderBorisAnisfeldandat
the ArtInstituteofChicago, wherehe wonatravelingfellowshipwhichmade
possibletwoyearsofstudyinFranceandItaly.PrizesandawardsincludetheJohn
BartonPayneMedalattheN'irginiaMuseumofPineArtsinRichmondin 1944 and
aprizeatthePepsi-Colashowinthesameyear;theTempleColdMedalandPur-
chaseatthePennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArtsin1947;apurchaseprizeatthe
UniversityofIllinoisin1949;andaCuggcnheimI'ellowshipin1950,renewedin1951.
PaintingsbyOsverformpartofthepermanentcollectionsoftheMetropolitan
MuseumofArtandtheMuseumofModernArtinNewYork;Toledo(Ohio)Mu-
seumofArt;PennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts;Museumof I'ineArtsof
Houston,Texas;WalkerArtCenter,Minneapolis,Minnesota;Colorado.SpringsFine
ArtsCenter;Montclair(NewJersey)ArtMuseum;IsaacDelgadoMuseum(New
Orleans);universitiesofIllinois,Michigan,andNebraska;Syracuse (NewYork)
University;InternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation;andtheMuseumofModern
ArtinRiodcJaneiro.HeismarriedtopainterErnestineBetsbergandhaslivedin
NewYorkCitysince1940.
PARK,David,Sunbather, 36 x46.
"IliketopaintsubjectsthatIknowandcareabout:people,singlyandincrowds,
incommonlyseenattitudes.Iliketopaintmyfriends.Itisexcitingtometotr\-
togetsomeofthesubject'squalities,whetherwarmth,vitality,harshness,tenderness,
solemnessorgaityintoapicture.Forinstance,ifIampaintingasunbatherona
beachIwantittobewarmandopenandsimpleandsolidandlight-hearted,and
yetheavywithrelaxation,anditshouldalsohavethe freshnessofcleanair.I
believethatIwasthinkingabouttheseandmanysuchthingswhenIwaspainting
thatpicture.
"IbelievethebestpaintingAmericahasproducedisinthecurrentNon-objective
direction.However,IoftenmissthestingthatIbelieveamoredescriptivereference
tosomefixed subjectcanmake. Quiteoften,eventheveryfine non-objective
canvasesseemtome tobesovisuallybeautifulthat Ifindtheminsufficiently
troublesome,notpersonalenough."
DavidParkwasborninBoston,Massachusetts,in1911. Paintinghasbeenhis
chiefinteresteversincechildhood.Heattendedartschoolforonlyonewinterbut
hashimselfbeenteachingforthepasttwentyyears.From^1936 to^1941 hewas
head.oftheArtDepartmentoftheWindsorSchoolinBoston;from 1944 tothe
present,instructorinpaintingattheCaliforniaSchoolofFineArtsinSanFrancisco.
TheSanFranciscoArtAssociationhonoredhisworkwithaprizein 1935 andagain
in1951.ExamplesofhisworkareinthepermanentcullectionoftheSanFrancisco
MuseumofArt.HelivesinBerkeley,California.
PERLIN,Bernard,TheJacket, 28 x20. Illustration Plate 4
BernardBerlinwasborninRichmond,\'irginia,in1918.In^1934 hestudiedat
theNationalAcademyofDesign,laterattheArtStudentsLeagueofNewYork.He
wonascholarshipwhichenabledhimtoworkinPolanddiningtheyear1938,and
uponhisreturnwonacompetitionforamuralintheSouthOraiige(NewJersey)
PostOflice..XnolhermuralwasdoneforthesteamshipPresidentHayes.Lijcmagazine
employedhimasartist-correspondentforatimeduringthewaryearsandForlune
magazinesenthimtothePacificin1945.HenowteachesattheBrooklynMuseum
Art.SchoolandlivesinNew^'orkCity.
