An ideal marriage was created when Old Westbury Gardens decided to host an exhibition of sculptures by Seward Johnson. This pastoral and grand setting brings the art to life and showcases why the Johnson sculptures – both in the Impressionist series and the Celebrating the Familiar series – have become so popular. Fine softcover. 8.5” x 11”, 95 pages.
Find out how artist J. Seward Johnson, Jr. blurred the line between art and reality with his surreal bronze sculptures that stunningly capture the everyday.
Seward Johnson was so inspired by his daughter, India Blake Johnson’s work he feverishly began to paint, exploring the inspiration of her lens, and reimagining her photographs as a continuation of his Midnight Snack Art. This catalogue of The Bond of Inspiration highlights the bond between father and daughter, as artists. Fine softcover, 32 pages, 8” x 11”
An exhibition catalogue from a summer-long exhibition in Stamford, Connecticut, highlighting the sublime grounds of this sumptuous garden on Long Island and the 32 sculptures on view. Includes both Beyond the Frame, Impressionist-inspired, sculptures as well as Celebrating the Familiar bronzes of ordinary people involved in their day to day activities. Fine softcover, 91 pages, 8.5” x 11”
In the spring of 2014, Grounds For Sculpture entered a new era, with the opening of the new Seward Johnson Center for the Arts and the launch of Seward Johnson: The Retrospective, the largest exhibition to date of founder’s work. This volume celebrates this new era.
