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Dion Salvador Lloyd

Home and Studio Hove East Sussex England

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We dedicate this Caturday to Pooh the cat.

Jay DeFeo ((1929–1989)) was best known for her large-scale masterpiece, The Rose (1958–66). This photograph was taken in her studio on Fillmore Street in San Francisco. On the verso, DeFeo wrote, “Another photo of Pooh in my studio. The note ‘be calm’ on wall opposite Rose; a reminder.” DeFeo worked steadily on The Rose for eight years, perhaps under the calming influence of Pooh.

This photograph of Pooh is currently on view in our exhibit 'Before Internet Cats" http://s.si.edu/2o7sJWN

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Dion Salvador Lloyd

In the studio working on a commission 120cm x 190cm for Laura Hammett at Barncroft 2017

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We dedicate this #Caturday to a handsome artist's model. 

During the Great Depression, artist Emily Barto (1896-1968) received a mural commission for the Fordham Hospital in New York City from the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration. A docile tabby cat served as Barto’s model as she brought to life the nursery rhyme “There Was a Crooked Man”: 

“There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,  He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;  He bought a crooked cat which caught a crooked mouse,  And they all lived together in a little crooked house." 

 This photograph is currently on view in our exhibit 'Before Internet Cats" http://s.si.edu/2o7sJWN 

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Photographs of artists in their studios enhance our understanding of the artist’s biography, notably their working process. For many artists, the studio is a solitary space for reflection and work. Cats often make ideal studio companions. They serve as sympathetic critics and elegant muses.

This photograph shows painter Frank Stella cuddling up with a cat in his New York studio. The photo was taken by Mike Tighe in 1975. http://s.si.edu/2o7sJWN #BeforeInternetCats

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Dion Salvador Lloyd

Ascension 2017

50x50cm oil on canvas

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We are pleased to announce the acquisition of the papers of photographer Mary Swift (b. 1924). Swift was a founding editor and photographer of the Washington Review (1975-2001). Thousands of her photographs provide a detailed record of Washington D.C.'s prominent art figures, such as William Christenberry, Gene Davis, Rockne Krebs, Walter Hopps, Kevin MacDonald, Tom Nakashima, Richard Powell, Martin Puryear, and Renee Stout.

Here are some photographs of Color Field painter Gene Davis and his studio. The exhibition Gene Davis: Hot Beat is currently on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, http://s.si.edu/2jFEhQD