The Christmas Story In Modern Art
Modern murolist, WirhoW Gordon, creates decorative droma in thii view of Three Kingi offering homage.
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Madonna and ChiM with Jostph, by Lauren
Ford, fomod interpreter of rtligiou* subject*.
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The OwfilMt theme, which
inspired so amy Old
World masterpieces of art in
th? days of Giotto, Raphael
wd El Greco, tokos on a now
Mooning for our times in its
interpretation by some of the
New World's finest living
artists. Among these painters,
illustrators and designers are
such well-knowns as Laurea
Ford, hailed by many critics
as the greatest of today's
artists specializing in reli
gious themes, Withold Gordon,
a noted moralist, Eyvind
Eorle, the California contem
pororist, Susanna Suba, an
outstanding book illustrator,
Ruth Ray, winner of many
major art prizes, and Sheilah
Beckett.
Pictured here is a cross
section of contemporary Christ
mas art as presented by the
American Artists Group.
This monochrome watercolor by Flora Smith is (in*
example of contemporary work of religious art.
In this painting, Lauren Ford pictures hor friends coming to so* tho Christ Child.
Coh Rov oaintod this boautiful Nativity Km in contemporary Now England.
Th? rovorant spirit of "Jbumoy to BstH
lahoin" is copturod by Susanna Suba.
Sculptured beauty in Eyvind EarU's
madam print of 'Mother and Child."
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Shoiloh BocVott's pictur* shows on ortist's gonius for giving now boouty to a timolol* raligious thm*.
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