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Beer Can House The Orange Show Foundation (713/926-6368), a THE BEER CAN HOUSE, Houston,'rec. nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservacontinue the preservation of the tion and promotion of folk art house, the Milkovisch family based in Houston, Tex., has began discussions with the Can Beer the purchased recently Orange Show Foundation last House, also located in Houston. March to figure out how best to In 1968, a retired upholsterer operate and preserve the monunamed John Milkovisch began ment. The Cullen Foundation tacking flattened beer cans to the side of his house, eventually cov- and Brown Foundation provided ering the entire building. He con- funding for the project. The Orange Foundation expects that tinued his project by fashioning it will be a year before the Beer curtains, mobiles,fences, sculpCan House will be opened to the tures, windmills, wind chimes, public. The organization will and long chains from beer cans. conserve the exterior of the home Since its creation, the Beer Can and convert its interior into small House has become a Houston exhibition spaces and a room for landmark. John Milkovisch visiting artists. passed away in 1988. Unable to
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illiam Hawkins Folk Art in Ohio An exhibition featuring the work of contemporary folk artist William Hawkins will be on view through May 30 at the Southern Ohio Museum in Portsmouth (710/354-4090). William Hawkins (1395-1990) was born in Union City, Ky. From 1918 to 1919, he served in the U.S. Army in France, and in the early 1920s he was hired at the Buckeye Steel Casting Company in Columbus.
Hawkins' paintings and drawings are characterized by bold colors and stark contrasts, and his themes range from animals to narrative scenes to architecture. His work reflects a rich life of movement and observation. The show includes approximately 60 drawings, 20 paintings, and much of the source material that inspired the famous folk artist. Dealers in exceptional contemporary self-taught, naive, visionary, and outsider art.
Corrections Please note the following correction to "Essays From the Clarion and Folk Art: Fall 1975 Through Summer 2001: A Subject Index" (summer 2001, vol. 26/ no. 2, pp. 59-72)."Was J.A. Davis Jane Anthony Davis? New Supporting Evidence," by Arthur and Sybil Kern,summer 1999, vol. 24/no. 2, was omitted and should have been listed on page 60 under Individual Artists, Davis, J. A.
Also, in "Eva and Morris Feld Gallery Reopens," Museum News, winter 2001/02, vol. 26/ no. 4, page 82,it was stated that "in celebration of the spectacular renovation, Ms. Martinson held a reception for staff, trustees, the architects and friends of the museum." The reception, in fact, was generously underwritten and hosted by both Trustee Frances Martinson and Trustee Joyce B. Cowin. We apologize for the omissions.
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