Salmagundi Club 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.
'Parlor'
Salmagundi Club, the oldest artist club in New York, the Salmagundi Center for American Art, has two galleries open to the general public 1-5pm daily. Our offices are located on the third floor, and will be open on weekdays 3-5pm and staffed by volunteers. If you are in the area, come in and look us up! Best to call ahead of time, 646-704-8000.
Salmagundi Club 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.10003
(at 12 St).
tel. 646-704-8000
My painting "Primal 1"chosen by Claudia Seymour-President Historic Salmagundi Club-Greenwich Village, New York in Barebrush competition can be seen at:
http://www.barebrush.com/listing_CS08a/art_pages/BB4669_43e.html
Current Listings:
http://barebrush.blogspot.com/search?q=kathy+ostman-magnusen/
Artist's Statement:
http://www.barebrush.com/Featured/KathyOstman-Magnusen.html
"Primal 1" can be seen at Monkdogz Urban Art, New York, who represents me- Ask for Bob Hogge:
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Monkdogz Inventory of Kathy Ostman-Magnusen Work including "Primal 1":
http://www.monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/inventory_magnusen.htm
About Kathy Ostman-Magnusen on Monkdogz:
http://www.monkdogz.com/chelseagallery/artistart/Magnusen/artist_magnusen.htm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, NY – September 4, 2008. All visual artists were invited by BAREBRUSH's founder and CEO, Ilene Skeen to submit art of the nude for the October 2008 N*des-of-the-Month calendar contest.
Claudia's official site: http://www.claudiaseymour.com/
Bio:
Claudia Seymour only began painting in 1996. She grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and attended Duke University in North Carolina, where she majored in English and met her future husband. After time in Florida, Colorado, London and New York City, where she received her Master's in English, her and her family landed in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Claudia Seymour, president of the historic Salmagundi Club in New York (SCNY) and a prize-winning, widely collected artist, served as guest curator for October 2008. Although generally thought of as a "traditional" art venue, the Salmagundi Club has been enthusiastically supportive of the barebrush project since its inception. The late, past president of SCNY, Richard Pionk, was curator for the barebrush October 2006 calendar exhibition.
Frank C. Wright Medal of Honor plus
CLAUDIA SEYMOUR
Lemons, Dye Pots and Old Inks
The Salmagundi Club, also known as the Salmagundi Art Club, was founded in 1871 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, in the United States. It is currently located at 47 Fifth Avenue. As of 2005,[1] the Salmagundi Club has over six hundred members.
For nearly 140 years, the Salmagundi Club has served as a center for fine arts and artists, conducting art exhibitions, art classes, demonstrations, and art auctions, and hosting many other events.
From the Barebush site:
Claudia had this to say about the art of the nude:
"I think the hardest aspect is to present reality and the beauty of the human form without descending into hyper realism or caricature. A portrayal of the nude should have a certain amount of intrinsic grace yet preserve the traditional artistic requirements of value, edge, and tone. This is much easier said than done."
About the October calendar, Ilene Skeen, owner of Barebush, noted, "Looking at Claudia's work, I was first struck by the clarity of form presented in the classical tradition, but looking longer, especially at her latest pieces, I noticed that her use of space and surface is certainly modern. When I mentioned that barebrush welcomes all media, all styles, Claudia said that she looks at and learns from all types of art. Ongoing, she has been 'trying to get the Club to accept and show a wider variety of work.' " Skeen continued, "I'm very pleased that barebrush is bringing modern and traditional sensibilities together. This is an interesting opportunity for barebrush artists."
