Rare View of Alton Tobey's Original Paintings:
New Rochelle Library October 22-November 14

from Joe Delice, New Rochelle Council on the Arts

(October 15, 2003) Millions of Americans have seen reproductions of the art of Alton Tobey, renowned illustrator, painter, muralist, teacher and long-time Larchmont resident in magazines such as Life and Reader’s Digest or on the walls of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. Until now, though, few people have had the opportunity to see the collection of work appearing in the Lumen Winter Gallery in the New Rochelle Library from October 22 to November 14.

Portrait of Ugo Mochi

"Bloody Sunday" for Life Magazine

The New Rochelle Council on the Arts is presenting this one-man exhibition of thirty-three of Alton Tobey’s original paintings, many of which have never been shown in public before. These include the large-scale paintings used to illustrate Life Magazine’s Images of Man Series, his dramatic portraits of famous men, and an additional sample from the three hundred separate paintings that were reproduced for The Golden Book History of the United States. (For more, see: Alton Tobey: An Exhibition of Original Paintings)

Alton Tobey was born in Middletown, Connecticut in 1914, was educated at Yale School of Fine Arts (BFA and MFA) and later taught at Yale and City College of New York. A prolific artist, he has had over 50 one-man exhibitions. His work appears in over thirty museums and in important government, corporate and private art collections. He has contributed to more than a dozen national magazines and books, and he has created more than three-dozen historic murals.

The public is invited to attend the reception for the exhibition on
Sunday afternoon, November 2, 2003 from 3 to 5 pm at the
Lumen Winter Gallery of the Rochelle Library at 1 Library Plaza in New Rochelle.

The New Rochelle Council on the Arts, founded in 1975 and chartered by the State of New York, is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing cultural events, art exhibitions and educational programs of many kinds to the public. See: New Rochelle Council on the Arts for more on the Council and on upcoming exhibits.

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