William J. Dickerson Blackwing and anonymous figures engaged in

and anonymous figures engaged in some undefined yet intense social exchange to create an arresting psychological drama

and his deployment of traditional Northwest Coast formline design in glass

this catalogue also includes essays by esteemed writers

but also looks to the future through the proposal of new collecting goals and a presentation of exciting new gifts in honor of this momentous occassian

25 x 5/8 inches

William J. Dickerson Blackwing and anonymous figures engaged inA thirty eight year run for anyone in any institution is a highly impressive achievement. William Dickerson led the Wichita Art Association as its director from 1933 to 1971, a span that reached from the Great Depression through WWII, 1950s postwar, and the 1960s cultural revolutions. He tended the development of so many talents at Wichita's community arts center while he also deepened his own gifts as an artist. Dickerson painted, created drawings