The West Observed - The Art of Howard Post

For Immediate Release Press Contact: Tom Shinall, TMP Director of Marketing [email protected] 770-387-2833BOOTH MUSEUM SELECTED TO OPEN HOWARD POST’S WESTERN ART TOUR Arizona artist Howard Post’s Western art will begin a three-museum tour this fallCARTERSVILLE, GA – The work of Arizona artist Howard Post, known for his artistic representations ofthe American West, will begin a three-museum tour this October, opening first at Booth Western ArtMuseum in Cartersville.Conceived and curated by Christine C. Brindza, Glasser Curator of Art of the American West at theTucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, the exhibition, The West Observed: The Art of Howard Post,will make its first stop in Cartersville, Georgia, at the Booth Western Art Museum from October 26, 2017through February 4, 2018. The exhibition will make its way to the Tucson Museum of Art and HistoricBlock from March 3 through June 24, 2018, and then to the Desert Caballeros Western Museum inWickenburg, Arizona, from July 20 through November 25, 2018.“We first introduced the work of Howard Post to the Booth audience ten years ago, in a 2007 exhibit titled21st Century Regionalists: Art of the New West,” said Booth Museum Director of Curatorial ServicesLisa Wheeler. “His work was incredibly well received and now we are delighted to be able to feature himin this one-man exhibition as part of his Western art tour.”Post is a third-generation Arizonan, who utilizes traditional Western themes in his paintings based on hisupbringing in ranching and the rodeo. He concentrates on images of cowboys, corrals, horses, livestock,and wide pastures using his own signature impressionistic style and array of colors.“When looking at the paintings and pastels of Howard Post, there is an unassuming friendliness andtranquility present that makes his work stand out from other artists,” Brindza said. “His colors,compositions, and unique viewpoints feature Western life, oftentimes with an abstract quality, based onthe artist’s experiences.”As a young man, Post’s family reared rodeo stock outside of Tucson, and in 1965, he won the ArizonaHigh School All-Around Championship in rodeo. While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from theUniversity of Arizona, Post joined the school’s rodeo team and soon after was on the Professional RodeoCowboys Association circuit. MORE

Howard Post, page 2In the late 1970s, he received a master’s degree in fine art. During that time, he taught art courses, andserved as an art director. He also worked in commercial arts before realizing his dream to be anindependent artist. Post broke free from freelance illustration work and focused on creating his own workin the early 1980s.For more than three decades, Post has left an unforgettable mark on the art of the American West. Hiswork has been compared to Regionalist painter Grant Wood, Western artist Maynard Dixon, Modern artistWayne Thiebaud, and others. But his distinctive imagery stands apart. Post utilizes his own colorschemes and recognizes shapes and patterns in nature as well as human-made structures.“This exhibition brings together selections of his works from his early career through new work of today,from horses and pastures to corrals and rodeo scenes,” Brindza said. “Howard does not include gunfightsand bar brawls and other highly dynamic images. Instead, he focuses on the quiet, real moments of theAmerican West. I believe visitors will enjoy seeing this exhibition and become immersed in the world ofthis incredible artist.”The exhibition will include approximately 40 paintings and sculptures of assorted sizes from Post’spersonal collection, the Tucson Museum of Art’s permanent collection, and private loans. A companionpublication containing a short essay and select images will be available for sale. Educational materialssuch as information panels, signage, an exhibition visitor guide, and a short video of Post in his studio willbe played in the galleries.In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition, Howard Post will be the Featured Artist of the 15thAnnual Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium at Booth Museum, October 26-28, 2017. TheFestival & Symposium will open to the public Thursday afternoon, October 26, as Booth MuseumMembers and guests are invited to attend the exhibition opening and be among the first to view The WestObserved: The Art of Howard Post. Post will conduct a gallery walk at 4:30 pm in the TemporaryExhibition Gallery. A Meet the Artist Reception with refreshments will be served in the Atrium beginning at5:30 pm. At 7:00 pm in Bergman Theatre, Booth Museum Members and guests are invited to hear Postdiscuss how he incorporates his personal experiences into his work as a Western Artist.The festivities continue on Saturday, October 28 with a Painting Demonstration and Conversation withFeatured Artist Howard Post from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm in Bergman Theatre. Presented by the BoothArt Academy, this provides a unique opportunity to learn from a master impressionist who shows thecontemporary West in a modern fashion. This event will be moderated by Booth Executive Director Seth MORE

Howard Post, page 3Hopkins. Registration is $30 for Booth Museum Members and $40 for not-yet-members. To register, call770-387-3849 or visit boothmuseum.org.For information on Howard Post’s Western Art Tour, contact Christine C. Brindza at the Tucson Museumof Art and Historic Block, (520) 616-2685 or at [email protected]. For additionalinformation on the exhibition and activities surrounding Howard Post at Booth Museum, contact Directorof Marketing Tom Shinall, (770) 387-2833 or [email protected]. The West Observed: The Artof Howard Post, October 26, 2017 – February 4, 2018 in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery at BoothWestern Art Museum, Cartersville, GA.About Booth Western Art MuseumBooth Western Art Museum, an Affiliate to the Smithsonian Institution, is a 120,000 square foot museumlocated in Cartersville, Georgia, where guests are invited to See America’s Story through contemporaryWestern artwork, a Presidential Gallery, Civil War art gallery, and Sagebrush Ranch, an interactivechildren’s gallery. Open since August 2003, Booth Museum is the only museum of its kind in theSoutheast and was named the 2016 Escape to the Southeast Travel Attraction of the Year from theSoutheast Tourism Society. To learn more about Booth Western Art Museum, visitwww.boothmuseum.org.Museum DirectionsBooth Western Art Museum is located at 501 N. Museum Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120. Take I-75 to exit#288 – Main Street, Cartersville. Head West. Follow Main Street (Highway #113 / #61) into the businessdistrict – approximately 2.2 miles. Turn right on Gilmer Street, travel two blocks under the bridge and theMuseum is on the left. Free parking is available in the Tabernacle Baptist Church parking lot on GilmerStreet, across from the Museum entrance.Museum HoursTuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Thursday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm.Sunday: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Closed Mondays, New Year’s Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.AdmissionAdult: $12 plus tax; Senior (65+): $10 plus tax; Student (with ID): $9 plus tax; Child (12 and under): Free(accompanied by parent or guardian); Active Military Personnel (with ID): Free (½ price regular admissionfor all immediate family members of the active duty person); Booth Museum Members: Free; FirstThursday of each month: Free admission for all between 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm. ###