Selected Works by Virginia Cuthbert
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center presents a selection of works by the versatile artist, Virginia Cuthbert. From her generation, Cuthbert was one of Buffalois most revered artists, known for her proficiency as a painter and her spirited camaraderie as a friend. The artist studied with artists working in a range of styles, including Charles Hawthorne, Colin Gill, George Luks, and Alexander Kostellow. Her work initially was stylistically aligned with the Ash Can School; however, she is best known for her interpretation of a style referred to as Magic Realism. Show runs until October 8, 2005.
Inset: Virginia Cuthbert (1908-2001) The Birthday Party, 1956-57 Oil on canvas, 30 x 41 7/8 inches. The Charles Rand Penney Collection of Western New York Art at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, 1991.
Burchfield-Penney Art Center @ Buffalo State College *Rockwell Hall, Third Floor 1300 Elmwood Avenue.
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