WINTER/SPRING 2023
ALLIED ARTIST REPORTER ENCOUNTERS SILENT SECURITY GUARD, DAZZLING ART AT 2022 BUTLER INSTITUTE EXHIBITION
Photo shown above:: Allied Artists of America 109th reception at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
By Steve Scheuring
I arrived early. The Butler is considered a premier collection of American art, and I hadn’t ever visited the museum. I’m a big Chuck Close fan and wanted to see his work in the museum. Also targeted Norman Rockwell’s “Lincoln the Railsplitter,” Albert Bierstadt’s “The Oregon Trail,” and works by Allied Artists of America members Gary Erbe, Max Ginsberg, and Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso. The museum didn’t disappoint, I walked around in awe; an amazing collection with large, colorful exhibition rooms and space for the artwork to breathe.

WE WISH TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS INVITED TO FULL MEMBERSHIP AFTER THE 110TH EXHIBITION
DEAN MITCHELL MAINTAINS HIS GOLD STANDARD
Dean L. Mitchell, as the recipient of the $10,000 Butler Institute of American Art Purchase Award for his brilliant watercolor painting “St. Augustine Light,” is one more indication that he’s hit his stride as a current grand master of American art.
Mitchell received the award as part of the Allied Artists of America’s 109th exhibition held at The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. But this honor extends an already impressive string of honors for his artwork...
MAX GINSBURG GARNERS 'AUDREY LOVE' AWARD AND REFLECTS ON SOURCES OF ARTISTIC INSPIRATION
“Humanity and the realism of form and content inspire me,” Ginsburg answered. “I’m inspired by the art of many Old Masters, such as Rembrandt’s powerful and truthful paintings of people, and Goya’s fearlessness in his “Disasters of War,” and the art of Kaethe Kollwitz’s love of humanity. They all express my basic theme that is “Truth is Beauty.”
ABRAHAM GINSBURG REMEMBERED
The work of Abraham Ginsburg reveals the mark of a great painter. It is memorable and explains a lot about his son, who is also a gifted artist, Max Ginsburg. I encountered Abraham’s work briefly in the 90’s when I was a student in Max’s painting class at the School of Visual Arts. 
SPOTLIGHT ON GOLD MEDAL WINNER: OTT JONES
Whenever sculptor Ott Jones needs a jolt of artistic inspiration, all he has to do is—quite literally—look out his window in Bozeman, Montana, to marvel at the majestic plains, animals and mountains of Big Sky country. Jones, his wife Joan of 35 years and their four children make their home in Bozeman...
SPOTLIGHT ON BUTLER AWARD WINNERS
ZIMOU TAN




Zimou Tan’s artistic career spans two distinct cultures, China and the United States, earning major awards and honors for his work in both countries. Most recently, he received the $2,000 Allied Artists of America Silver Medal at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, for his stunning landscape/dreamscape narrative painting “Valley of Dry Bones.”
WILLIAM KENNON
A large window bathes his studio with beautiful light, which illuminates the bare floor, the radiator, and brick walls painted white. This daily sunlit inspiration led to his stark, unadorned oil-on-linen painting “Studio Floor,” which captured the Allied Artists of America’s Bronze Medal of Honor $1,000 cash award at the organization’s 109th annual exhibition, held at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
PASTELS: WENDE CAPORALE-GREENE
Pastelist Shares Memories, Insights On Her Work And Daniel Greene, ‘A Man Of Enormous Intensity’
Among the many high points in a distinguished career as an artist, Wende Caporale-Greene might have one that’s especially dear to her heart: a 1997 joint exhibition with her husband, the renowned Daniel E. Greene NA (national academy), at the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts in Mt. Kisco, New York.

Caporale-Greene specializes in portraiture in oil and pastel, having segued from a career in illustration. She is a master pastelist with the Pastel Society of America, and her work has been featured in many publications such as American Art Collector, International Artist, The Artist’s Magazine.
ALLIED TREASURE: CHRISTINA DEBARRY
Christina Debarry Recalls Trips To China
As A ‘Citizen Ambassador’ For Pastel Art
New Jersey pastelist Christina Debarry has enjoyed an extensive career with numerous awards, exhibits and organizational titles, but her most prestigious accomplishment came in 1997 when, in her role as the president of the Pastel Society of America (PSA). She served as a private citizen art ambassador to China.
UPCOMING SOLO SHOWS
DeAnnProsia
Line etching shown above by Elected
Member DeAnn L. Prosia
Luz-Mary Harris
Photo of Associate Luz-Mary Harris and her sculpture
FRANK WEBB
Frank Webb, an internationally recognized watercolor artist who called Pittsburgh home for 94 years and designated a “Living Legend” by the American Watercolor Society, was called to his heavenly home on August 28, 2022. A professional artist for more than 70 years, Webb leaves a legacy of vibrant and energetic paintings on the walls of numerous museums, and hundreds of delighted patrons.
IN MEMORIAM
John Angelini
Harvey Dinnerstein
Frank Federico
Noriko Hagesawa
Jean T. Kroeber
Alexander Masyk
Michael Molnar
Andrew Pitynski
Rose Wunderman Traines
Frank Webb