In this article, brought to our attention by our ingenious searcher, A8, Updike contrasts "American art" with European, pursuing the theme that American work has characteristically always been "liney", and European "painterly".
If I were to use the word 'artist' as an honorific, I'd certainly apply it to someone I suspect Updike didn't mention: Al Hirschfeld, who's frequently been called "The Line King". And, of course, to that other very great artist, who was neither American nor European, but who certainly was "liney", Hokusai. > According to this recent article: > > - The American artist . . . born into a continent without museums and art > schools, took nature as his only instructor, and things as his principal > study. > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/23/AR20080523025 > > 14.html?nav=hcmodule ************** Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)
