Journey Without End The Life and Art of Lawrence Calcagno

Lawrence Calcagno (1913-93) was a painter of the San Francisco school of Abstract Expressionism, and, as described by Gerald Nordland, "a proud, self-reliant, and independent figure in post-war American art." He taught at a number of schools and universities, received many invitations for residencies and guest professorships, and had two major retrospective exhibitions in his lifetime, yet his work fell out of favour for a time. The acclaim he hoped for, and deserved, is materialising for the most part posthumously. Nordland says that "his best work adds importantly to the achievements of his Abstract Expressionist generation; and like his peers, his work continued to grow in physical power for many years." This book surveys the work of a fifty-year career and shows Calcagno to have been an artist of depth and talent.Nordland, Gerald is the author of 'Journey Without End The Life and Art of Lawrence Calcagno' with ISBN 9780826327130 and ISBN 0826327133.