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Rockford, IL Stephen Warde Anderson 1953- Paintings

Information: Folk painter Stephen Warde Anderson always had a "feeling" that he was destined to do something in the arts. After a year's try at college, he joined the Navy, serving on the guided missile frigate U.S.S. Richard L. Page from 1972 through 1976. "I was stationed in Athens, Greece," he said, "so I had a chance to see bits of old world history." Anderson's father, a bricklayer, allowed his son to live at home after his discharge in 1976 so that he would have the chance to try to make art. "I am fascinated by women in history," Anderson says. He paints Greek goddesses (Athena, for example), imaginary women (the Seven Temptations), and women who have played a part in history (Cleopatra). All of his women appear to be mature and well endowed. "I don't have a model," he says. "They are my idea of perfect females." The artist uses books on mythology and history [as well as films] in choosing his women. Chuck and Jan Rosenak's Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Folk Art and Artists

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Bibliography: "Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists" by Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press, New York, 1990. "20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993. "Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000. "American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003. Slotin Folk Art Auction Catalog, Masterpiece Sale, November 4, 2006

Credit: Slotin Folk Art

Harriet Andersonc. 2000 Paint on museum board. Material case in gauche and prismacolor. 11 x 14. Framed: 17 x 21 Credit: Slotin Folk Art

	Josephine Baker Gauche on illustration board. 11 x 14. Framed: 15.5 x 16.5 Credit: Slotin Folk Art
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