March 28 – April 9, 1979
Richard E. Fuller Gallery, Eugenia Fuller Atwood Library
Glenside, Pa. – Contemporary artist Robert Cottingham’s unique one-man exhibition of drawings, paintings and watercolors will be on display for the first time in the Philadelphia area March 28 through April 9 at Beaver College, Easton and Church Roads, Glenside. The artist will discuss his work in a lecture on Wednesday, March 28 at 4:30 p.m. followed by a reception at 7:30 p.m. All events will take place in the Richard Eugene Fuller Gallery of Art, located in the Atwood library on the college campus. The gallery will be open from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. daily. Talk and exhibit open to the public without charge.
Known as a photo-realist painter Cottingham works in an area termed “New Realism” or “Photo Realism.” His art combines an interest in the American scene as particularly exemplified by signs and [façades] with a precision of execution that is an interesting variant on the long tradition of realism in American art. Cottingham’s paintings emphasize an oblique view so that most of the design is on the diagonal.
Jack Davis, chairman of the department of fine arts atBeaver, explains that “Robert Cottingham’s work, at first impresses you with its precision of detail, unique cutting, and interesting subject matter. Later, the strength and quality of his design sense convinces you that his work has deep roots in the entire tradition of art. His subject matter comes right out of the heart of our experience of the environment; and the strength and dynamic poetry of his composition establish the images in your mind.”
Robert Cottingham has had 16 one-man shows since 1968, several of which have been at the O.K. Harris Gallery in New York. He has participated in several group exhibitions in museums throughout the country and is represented in many private and public collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This particular exhibition is supported by Beaver’s department of fine arts, [and] grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Forum Committee of Beaver College.
