News from the Studio of Ben Solowey
Posted in exhibition, Studio, Uncategorized on Jun 12th, 2009
Like so much in his studio, Ben Solowey made his easel, by hand. It stood center-stage for still lifes, portraits, and interiors, but at night he sometimes wheeled it in a cool corner and hung it with a damp towel so that the oil paint on his canvas would stay supple and wet. This “wet […]
Posted in exhibition on May 15th, 2009
Assembling the artwork for AN INTIMATE VIEW: Small Paintings & Drawings by Ben Solowey, has been a pleasure. There are so many terrific pieces to choose from, the task proves that the curator’s job is often times not what one puts into a show, but what must be left out. We have whittled the list […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio on Apr 3rd, 2009
AN INTIMATE VIEW OF THE WORLD OF BEN SOLOWEY New Exhibition Explores Small Paintings and Drawings BEDMINSTER, PA — The Studio of Ben Solowey is pleased to announce a new exhibition, AN INTIMATE VIEW: Small Paintings and Drawings by Ben Solowey, featuring a never-before-assembled collection of small works by Ben Solowey (1900 – 1978). The […]
Posted in exhibition, Theater Portraits on Nov 6th, 2008
This exhibition and its accompanying catalogue explores the often uneasy relationship between the art of easel painting and the art of illustration. It focuses on artists who were an important part of the history of the narrative tradition in American culture and who practiced both easel painting and illustration in the years between 1850 and […]
Posted in archive, exhibition on Oct 1st, 2008
Ben’s sketchbook provides a window into his New York Studio where the Casco Bay Screen served both practical and aesthetic needs. A large portrait, presumably of Rae leans against the screen in the corner of the room. It covers a door, whose transom is open.
Posted in archive, exhibition, Studio on Sep 28th, 2008
The trip that launched both the Solowey marriage and this exhibition was the Soloweys’ summer-long “honeymoon” to Casco Bay, Maine. it surely was a heady time for the couple and it inspired Ben. In our new exhibition there are three views of the same rocky promontory in Casco Bay. The photograph is Ben’s own contact […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio on Sep 20th, 2008
Two great American presidents will be appearing at the Solowey Studio during the run of our new exhibition. In honor of the Election Season, oil portraits of both John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt by Ben Solowey will be on view. Also included is a 1936 campaign poster for Congressman Guy Swope, who would […]
Posted in exhibition, Studio on Sep 11th, 2008
The Studio of Ben Solowey is pleased to announce a new exhibition, THE FOLDING IMAGE: The Interesting Life of a Painted Screen, featuring a 1930 folding screen by Ben Solowey (1900 – 1978), and including paintings, drawings, and photographs that inspired it and works it was featured in. The exhibition will open to the public […]
Posted in exhibition on Jun 20th, 2008
Our new show, WATER & LIGHT: The Watercolors of Ben Solowey, is a hit with what we refer to as the three C’s: Critics, Crowds and Collectors. This Sunday there will be a nice review of the exhibition in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Next week, The Bucks County Courier Times and The Intelligencer are publishing a […]
Posted in exhibition on Jun 10th, 2008
There will be more than watercolors in our new exhibition. For the first time in thirty years, visitors will see a striking portrait of a dear friend of Ben and Rae Solowey: Viginia Widenmeyer (nee Castleton). Virigina was a writer living in the area who met the Soloweys through her husband. Ben and Rae so […]
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