Howdy folks! We're back again for another tour in search of the art of America! However, this time we will view the art made by the descendants of those who immigrated here from the European continent. In our search for this art, we will visit towns, cities, and places in between - wherever we can find an artist! The first Europeans who came to America are thought to have been the Vikings. A later explorer who came was
Christopher Columbus. After this encounter, European colonists came over. The first passage was on the Mayflower. Through the centuries, America became home to more and more European immigrants. We will see that much of the art produced by European-American artists is influenced by the European art tradition, yet American roots are inherent in it as well. Hope you enjoy your trip; now we best get moving!
We begin in the Northeast Region. Here the first European immigrants settled in the New England Colonies. We view scenes of New England painted by Nate Hicks. Nice music! In Maine, we admire the dolls crafted by Nancy Johnson. We now go to Vermont, where we see the landscapes of painter
William H. Hayes. Let's check out the wood carvings of another Vermont artist, Michael. Moving on down to Massachusetts, we drop in on an artist who paints small town scenes, Stapleton Kearns. In Rhode Island, we see the rural art portrayed by Danielle M. Cunningham. Moving across to Connecticut, we admire the picturesque scenes of
Elizabeth Barriere. Now we move on to the lower part of the region, where the first European immigrants settled in the Middle Colonies. We have hit the Big Apple! New York City was a stopping place and also a permanent home to many of the European immigrants who came through Ellis Island. Here in New York City, we visit artist Daniel Jay. Walking along, we notice a peformance art piece going on, called the Pedestrian Project. In our wanderings, we stop to look at the street art murals. Well, it's time to move down to New Jersey! Here we see the aviation art of Gary J. Campbell. Rounding out our tour of the Northeast, we head on over to Pennsylvania, where we admire the various arts of the
Amish . We now take the opportunity to visit the Pennsylvania Dutch, where we see their Hex signs. Now that we've taken in the Northeast, it's time to move westward! We begin our tour of the Great Lakes Region, which has a maritime history. We first visit Ohio artist and quiltmaker
David Walker. Let's drop by and see the large-scale sculpture of another Ohio artist, Billie Lawless. Moving up to Michigan, we stop in the Motor City and view the work of Detroit artist
Lowell Boileau. Down to Indiana, we visit wildlife artist Chuck Riggles. Passing along through Illinois, we make a stop in the Windy City, where we see the paintings of Chicago urban life by artist Bill Dolan. Traveling over to Wisconsin, we visit a house decorated in the Swedish folk art tradition by
Sandy Russell. For our last stop in the Great Lakes Region, we stop by the workshop of Minnesota bronze sculptor Bob
Winship. This has been a great tour; however, we have a lot more of America to cover, so we head west!
We enter the North Central Region, home of the Great Plains. Settlers came through here on their way west, over the Overland Trail. In South Dakota, we view the work of wildlife artist Cindy Clark. Moving along down through Nebraska, we see the drawings of Armand
Gibbons. Now we head into the cowboy country of Wyoming, where we take a look at the western artwork of
Pat Stoddard-Aragon. We also stop by and see paintings of the western lifestyle rendered by Donny Marincic. Traveling up to Montana, we view the agates painted by Annie Feist. We now visit Montana artist Susan Hartman. Finally, we take a look at the Montana scenery painted by Marcia Ballowe. And now it is time to pick up the trail and head for the coast!
We enter the Northwest Region, destination of the Oregon Trail. We stop in Idaho at the Rockin' H Designs of Connie and Dave Hinkle. Here we view their
ironwork. In Washington, we stop by and see the paintings of
Linda Ness. Next we take in the equestrian art of
Nancy Alcott. Now we visit the workshop of glassworks artist
Richard Spaulding. Heading into Seattle, we see views of the city painted by Scott A. Nelson. Moving on down into Oregon, we drop in on quilter Gloria
Baker. We now visit Portland artist (click on Northwest Pictures) Norman Forsberg. Having made our tour of the Northwest Region, we take our leave and head for Alaska! Here in the tundra state, we see scenes of Alaska rendered by Scott McDaniel. After our stop here, we take off for another paradise state, Hawaii. Arriving in the tropical state, we take a look at the seascapes and landscapes of Hawaii painted by D.J.
Khamis. Now we head back for the lower 48, where we resume our tour! We enter the Southwest Region by way of California. We arrive in the port city of San Fransisco where we view the work of street artist George Allen Durkee. Down in Los Angeles, we visit the studio of Richard Cronin. Moving through the state, we drop in on
Ms. Leslie Hara. We also make a stop to admire the Hebrew art of
Lauren J. Zust. We now travel over to Nevada, where we see scenes of the state painted by Linda Savage. We enter Utah, destination of the Mormon Trail. We view the artworks on fabric created by Ruthanne Oliver. Heading into Arizona, we take a look at the motorsports art of
Andii Adamick. We now stop to view the southwest art scenes of Scott Jennings. The Southwest was home to the Santa Fe Trail. Nearing the end of our tour of the Southwest Region, we visit New Mexico artist Wanda Coffey. Time to move on!
And here we are in the South Central Region! We first view the rodeo scenes of Colorado artist C.B.
McLaughlin. Arriving in Kansas, we see paintings of the state (in the left panel) rendered by Louis Kopt. This part of the region was the site of the
Smoky Hill Trail. Heading on down to Texas, we visit Cal Gaspard. Now we admire the quilts of Barbara Oliver Hartman. We see pictures of Texas cowboy life drawn by Paul
Cameron Smith. Now we head down to the gulf and view the coastal collection of Steve Russell. Texas was the departure point of the Chisolm Trail. Moving into Louisiana, we see paintings of the deep south rendered by Stanley Beck. Entering New Orleans, we visit Sam
Infinity Hurwitch. We now view the work of Jackson Square artist Jeffrey Passage. Moving on up, we visit Arkansas artist Pat Musick. We now end our tour of the South Central Region by viewing images of Missouri painted by Ted
Herlofson. Time to travel onward! We enter the Southeast Region, home to early European immigrants who settled in the Southern Colonies. We visit Kentucky artist Duane Probus. This area is home to the Great Smoky Mountains. We travel to Tennessee, where we view the pottery of Robert E.
Carlson. We now stop to admire the ceramics of another Tennessee artist, Marilee Hall. Moving down through Mississippi, we drop in and see the blues paintings of H. E. Bass. In Florida, we visit the workshop of ceramics artist
Stacie Nichole. Now we drop in on sculptor
Richard Beau Lieu. Moving on up, we view the artwork of South Carolina painters Dona &
Jerry Locklair. This area is home to the lower part of the (click on exhibits, then land of opportunity) Appalachian Mountains. Reaching Virginia, we take in the paintings of central Appalachian culture depicted by Belinda Di Leo. Coming to Washington, D.C. we visit a comic artist studio headed by Bebe Williams. For our last stop of the Southeast Region, we see the tattoos of Maryland artist Jason Auth. And once again, we have completed another tour of art in America!
Well folks, wasn't that a fun trip! We saw a lot of art, in many different forms, from all over the country. It was interesting to see how the art of different areas carries regional influences, as well as that of the artist's personal background. Hope you enjoyed yourself in getting a good look at the European-American art of today; thanks for coming along!
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