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Milestones--William Casley Killgallon, who helped name the popular Etch A Sketch, has died in Virginia. More than 100 million have been sold since its introduction in the early 60s.--Chicago Tribune cartoonist Jeff MacNelly died recently in Baltimore. He was a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and creator of the daily comic strip "Shoe."--Painter Jacob Lawrence has died in Seattle at age 82. He is renowned for "Migration," a 60-painting work depicting the movement of Black Americans north to jobs and hope.--Pop art icon George Segal has died in Trenton, NJ, at age 75. Known for his life-sized plaster sculptors, he received a National Medal of the Arts in 1999.

Early Drawings Found--Cave drawings dating back to 7000-6500B.C. depicting hunting scenes have been discovered in Egypt. Iowan hobbyist and helicopter pilot trainer George Cunningham came upon "an interesting wall" in the desert south of Cairo while searching for fossilized items.

See Spot Run!--Well, actually, it's more like see "Puppy" sit--at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Jeff Koons' 43-foot high sculpture is a West Highland terrier consisting of a hollow stainless steel armature covered with foam into which 60,000 annual flowers have been planted. An internal irrigation system keeps "Puppy" watered so that he will be a shaggy dog by the time he is dismantled right after Labor Day

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Ground is Broken--Officials have broken ground for Dia: Beacon, the future country home of New York-based Dia Center for the Arts. Larger than New York's Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim and Whitney museums combined, in 18 months renovations are scheduled to be complete on this mammoth building donated to Dia by the International Paper Company. Visitors will view contemporary works by Andy Warhol, Walter DeMaria, Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, and others.

Cartoonist Honored--Friends recently honored late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz for his 50 years in the funnies business by the running of Schulz-themed cartoons in the nation's newspapers. More than 80 strips paid homage to "Peanuts." The National Cartoonists Society also honored Schulz posthumously with the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award.

Exhibitions:

West Orange, NJ -- CowParade, the most unique and stunning public art exhibition in New Jersey this summer has opened with a real hullaba-moo. Twenty-eight colorfully designed life-sized cows are on exhibit through Sept. 4, at which time they will be sold at a benefit auction.

Reno, NV -- Nevada Art Museum (775-329-3333) -- Artouring: On Exhibit features the work of local artists who have opened their studios to public tours via Artouring, a series of guided tours of local studios and cultural attractions. Works in a variety of media will be presented through July 31 exclusively in celebration of Artown, Reno Summer Arts Festival. The month-long festival features more than 200 events produced by 52 cultural organizations and businesses in three dozen locations city wide.

Washington, DC -- National Gallery of Art -- The Impressionists at Argenteuil explores the fascination with the small town of Argenteuil just outside Paris, which became the inspiration for many of the most lyrical progressive paintings of the day. More than 50 paintings by Boudin, Caillebotte, Manet, Monet, Renoir and Sisley are on exhibit. Through Aug. 20.

New York City -- Anni Albers features more than 200 works created by the foremost textile artist of the 20 C., including 25 wall hangings and weavings; "Six Prayers," a Holocaust memorial; and prints, drawings, jewelry, photos and memorabilia. Through Aug. 20.

Toledo, Ohio -- The Great American Pop Art Store: Multiples of the 60's features more than 100 works by artists such as Lichtenstein, Oldenburg, Rosenquist, Rauschenberg, and others. Through Aug. 13.

Birthdays:
  4    Claudia Corneyea
  5    Jean Cocteau
  7    Marc Chagall
10    Camille Pisarro
14    Gustav Klimt
22    Edward Hopper
23    Jessica Paschal

Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 10 No. 9 -- July 2000