--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > Well as you know, the rich have always been the patrons of the arts. They certainly were for my uncle during his life. And think of the Medici family in Florence! They practically single-highhandedly financed Renaissance art. > > Snowmass sounds like a great place to hang, I have never been there and have never skied out West. What a great family memory to snag while you can. > > Let me know if you ever make it to the gallery and if you see my Uncle's exhibit. Here is a link to his art there: > > http://www.slam.org/emuseum/code/emuseum.asp?collection=6732&collectionn\ ame=American%20Art&style=Browse¤trecord=1&page=collection&profile=obj\ ects&searchdesc=American%20Art&quicksearch=joe%20jones > > Even without the personal connection I love his work. I just bought a book the museum put out on his work after a 4 year project to collect information about him. > > Uncle Joe really moved to his own drummer only. He was famous for turning down better paying commercial work to do things he thought were more important. And he was just as subject to the vagaries of the public as artist's today. You know how TV talent shows play up the personal struggle angle in their back stories? When Joe moved on from his angry young man period of art, he lost much of the press's interest. But his later work was in many ways even more interesting than his more provocative pieces. Here is one of my favorites being sold as a lithograph: > > http://www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/detail/8159/Joe-Jones/Head-Light\ s-and-Tail-Lights <http://www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/detail/8159/Joe-Jones/Head-Ligh\ ts-and-Tail-Lights>
What a change in style. I like it very much as well. That is interesting as well about the ebb and flow of his popularity. It sounds like he navigated the communist affiliation pretty well, and his view changed over time. That happens.
