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| "Since the reappearance of
the classical nude in the quattrocento, each generation of artists has
represented the beauty of the human form in their own style. Joseph
Sheppard has added to this oeuvre with a strong authority, a richness of
invention and | |
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| Dr. Paul A. Chew,
Director Westmoreland Museum of Art Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1993
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| "What do you call a person
who draws, paints in oil, tempera and watercolor, sculpts and writes
books on anatomy and drawing, and does all of the above extraordinarily
well? Surely a genius. Joseph Sheppard must be the reincarnation of a
Renaissance artist... He certainly is an interesting mix of the past and
present. If you take one part Michelangelo, add an equal part of
Bernini, stir in the taste of Rubens, and season with dashes of marsh,
Sloan and Bellows, you have | |
| Joseph Veach Noble Chairman, Board of Trustees Brookgreen Gardens Museum of American Sculpture Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1992
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| "No realist in recent years
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| Claude LeSuer ARTspeak New York, New York, 1989
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| "Goya, Daumier, Bellows and
Sloan and Marsh, Rubens and Vermeer, all have their place in the
formation of Joseph Sheppard, and his work may stand easily in the | |
| Dennis Wepman ARTspeak New York, New York, 1987
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| "Joseph Sheppard's
beautiful drawings reveal an artist who is passionate about the human
figure, superbly trained in traditional craftsmanship, profoundly
enriched by his study of the masters, yet always deeply rooted | |
| Donald Holden Editorial Consultant Watson-Guptil Publications New York, New York, 1980
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| "He draws, paints,
lithographs, uses oil, tempera, watercolor, and sculpts... Joseph
Sheppard has in his hands the gift of an astonishing technique that lets
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| Romolo DeMartino La Nazione Florence, Italy, 1978
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| "He is luminous, glowing, grand..." | |
| Herald Tribune New York, New York, 1963
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| "Gifted with a grand
facility for drawing and possessing a profound | |
| Review Modern Paris, France, 1959
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