Phippen Museum
Phippen Museum at Dusk, photo courtesy of Phippen Museum
A Backward Glance at Arizona Highways Illustrators
April 19 - July 16, 2000
The Phippen Museum will present a fascinating exhibit featuring
the art work of more than 40 artists who have contributed to the pages of
Arizona Highways Magazine during the past 75 years. A companion exhibit
to Arizona Highways: Celebrating the Legacy -- Our Land, Our People, the exhibit will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the magazine's
rich contribution to the history of Arizona. (left: Ted De Grazia,
Fighting Cocks, oil on canvas, Collection of De Grazia Art and Cultural
Foundation)
In addition to staff artists employed by the magazine,
editors have included illustrations 
and art work by some of America's leading artists
over the years. "Cockfight," an oil by Ted
De Grazia and commissioned by Raymond Carlson, the first editor
of the magazine, will be included, as well as drawings and paintings by
such luminaries as Duane Bryers, Bill Ahrendt, Roy Andersen, Ken Riley,
Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert McCall, Frank McCarthy, and Olaf
Wieghorst. (right: Bill Keane, Family Circus Daily Cartoon
- 11/20/99, Collection of Bill Keane)
More than 200 past issues of Arizona Highways Magazine will be available for visitors to browse through and enjoy the breathtaking photography and art work.
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