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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
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| Dr.
Paul A. Chew, Director Westmoreland Museum of Art Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1993
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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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| 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 | ||
| 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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