Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Tideland |
Artist |
Messersmith, Fred |
Medium |
watercolor on paper |
Date |
1967 |
Description |
From 1949 to 1959 Fred Messersmith (b.1924- d. 2009) lived in West Virginia documenting the mountains, coal mines, and the industrial plants as his subjects for his watercolors. Although Fred was primarily a representational watercolorist, he also had over the years, used opaque casein on Japanese rice paper to paint more abstract works. These often showed Martha's Vineyard's sea and shore in moonlight . Indeed he became known as something of a specialist in the use of casein, which, he said, gave softness and luminosity to a work. He also like the absorbency and fibrous quality of the rice paper. Although he did occasional oil painting, Fred's preference was for watercolor. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BFA and taught at Seston University and Martha's Vineyard Association. |
Collection |
Permanent Collection |
Dimensions |
H-20 W-28.05 inches |
Credit line |
1966 Purchase |