The Art of Charles W. Thwaites: Freedom of Expression

by Susan Hallsten McGarry

Book Overview

Out of the struggles of the Great Depression, Charles W. Thwaites (1904-2002) rose to prominence as a muralist and leading portraitist in Wisconsin. An active exhibitor in hundreds of local, regional, and national art exhibitions, he won awards and critical acclaim from New York to California.

Thwaites began his career straddling the cultural demands for a truly American art while being lured to the formalism of European modernism and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193449108X
• ISBN13: 9781934491089
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: SF Design, LLC / Frescobooks
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.5" x 12.0"