Speaking of Dogs

Speaking of Dogs: SPEAKING O F D O G S The Best Collection of Canine The BestThe Things Best Collection Ever Said of About Quotables Ever Compiled CanineMan’s Quotables Best Ever Friend Compiled doggedly assembled by James Charlton illustrated by Arnold Roth Who doesn’t love dogs? Answer that question in the negative and find yourself contradicted by the countless dog-lauding quota- tions compiled here by James Charlton and wackily illustrated by Arnold Roth. Containing quotes from pundits and poets, edited by James Charlton and illustrated by Arnold Roth artists and authors, there’s something new and memorable in here for everyone. Charlton categorizes quotes into sections to Format: Paperback with Flaps easily locate a minute message to fit your mood or life circum- ISBN: 978-1-56792-588-3 stance. Hungry? Dog food. Lonely? Love and Loyalty. Aging? Size: 5¼ × 7½ inches Old Dogs. Bad day at work? Barking and Biting. Cat scratched pages: 152 your furniture? Dogs Are Better. Despairing? Love a Dog. Witty Price: $19.95 and tender, with hundreds of quotes to choose from, this book publication: March 2017 doggedly compiles all the best words ever written or spoken Rights: World English about man’s best friend, all complemented by Roth’s artwork. And remember what Mark Twain said: Heaven goes by favor; if All knowledge, the totality of it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. all questions and all answers is contained in the dog. Franz Kafka If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in the face, you ought to go home and examine your conscience. Woodrow Wilson James Charlton is the author and editor of more than thirty A house is not a home books, including The Writer’s Quotation Book, Fighting Words, until it has a dog. and How to Speak Baseball with Sally Cook. Jim lives with his Gerald Durrell wife Barbara and his Great Pyrenees, Cooper, in New York City and Lakeville, Connecticut. Arnold Roth is a cartoonist and illustrator whose work has been featured in Playboy, Esquire, and The New Yorker. A con- tributor to Punch for twenty years, he has published multiple books. His illustrations are in permanent collections of a number of museums, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the International Museum of Cartoon Art in Boca Raton. new in softcover | 1 Escalation First Snow Second Winter Pair of Kings $50.00 Marking the Moment the Marking Marking the Moment | The Art of Allen Blagden Marking the Moment: Introduction by John Wilmerding “There was a long bench in the living room of our house. And it was full of paper, crayons, watercolors–all the essentials for creating art.” And so begins Allen Blagden’s account photo by Jonathan Doster Jonathan by photo The Art of Allen Blagden of his career, training with his father, an art Born in , A B began for- teacher at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, mally painting in at the Hotchkiss School Connecticut. From his earliest days, art in- in Lakeville, Connecticut, under the tutelage of formed his life, taking him to the National his father, artist Thomas Blagden. He received Serengeti Park in Kenya, to the Smithsonian his from Cornell University in and Institute in Washington, DC, to the South of held his first solo show soon after at the Janet by Allen Blagden France, England, and Ireland, and to his Nessler Gallery in New York City, winning the beloved Adirondacks and Maine. His water- Allied American Artist’s Prize for Best First One Man Show of the Year. He hasn’t ceased colors, renowned for their color, composi- tions, and technique, are held in permanent working since, holding countless group and Allen Blagden has a very strong—yet sensative and personal response to na- Even more than in his last show, Allen Blagden here comes across as a case | solo shows, continuing up until the present day. ture in the great American tradition. The wide compass of his subject matter of multiple identity. He can do portraits. He can do veiled women in Egypt. museum collections across the United States is a testament to his imagination.” W B, painter He can do still life. He can do a sandhill crane, and many another strange Blagden of Allen Art The and by countlesswith private collectors. From de- an Introduction by John Wilmerding J W is currently a Professor bird, and he can do the Metropolitan Museum in a snowstorm. In each ca- tailed pencil drawings that illuminate texture of American Art at Princeton University, a vis- A lone wolf in the snow, a hawk circling above. the light reflecting on the pacity, he comes on as a true soldier of art.” and form , he builds on that foundation to cre- iting curator in the department of American water, these images and the moods of nature are subjects of Allen Blagden’s J R , NYTimes ate memorable, accurate renditions of his sub- strong paintings, in oil, watercolor and drawings. His respect for nature Art at the Met, a member of the Board of jects, and his field of vision is encompassing, and people are the result of decades of passion and observation, all inter- Allen Blagden’s great talent and skill across most of the visual media as well Trustees at the Guggenheim Museum in New preted with great technical skill, and his artist’s sensitive eye.” as his deep empathy for his subjects distinguishes his wildlife art. This ranging from portraits of friends, to land- York, and ser ves on advisory boards for com- E R K empathy results from intimate and first hand encounters with creatures in scapes, to birds “Thereand mammals of all shapes was a long bench in the living room of our house. And mittees for Smithsonian Studies in American nature. Blagden’s sensitivity to his living subjects enables portrayals of and sizes. An intense sensitivity and precision Art and Harvard University Art Museums. Allen Blagden is a most gifted painter of the natural world. I first noted his exceptional beauty, pictorial accuracy and perceptivity.” pervades his work, elevating even the simplest Wilmerding is also the author of many books work in the annual exhibition catalogs of “Birds in Art” and the Society of C M. W objects to an emotional crescendo. Working and catalogues on American Art. Animal Artists, I was particularly drawn to his sensitive, and incredibly Director Emerita, Adirondack Museum within the artistic traditions of Winslow detailed portrayals of birds in their natural environments, made even more Homer an d Andrewit Wyeth, was the timeless clas- full of paper, crayons, watercolors—all the essentials for impressive since the majority of his wo rk is in the difficult medium of I think your (his) new paintings are absolutely outstanding. I don’t know sics contained in this book provide proof that Jacket art by Allen Blagden; watercolor.” D M, President of the how you(he) can create these and make them all, and each one, individually front of jacket; Big Blue at Dawn Society of Animal Artists beautiful.” R W, Kennedy Gallery, NYC the great tradition of American realism con- back of jacket; Evening Shallows tinues triumphant. I have known Allen Blagden for many years, both as a friend and an artist, creating art.” And so begins Allen Blagden’s account of his career, and I have collected a number of his paintings. He renders landscapes and wildlife, especially birds, with intimate detail and emotion. I greatly admire his work” D R, collector David R. Godine, Publisher ISBN 978-1-56792-593-7 Post Office Box 450 55000 training with his father, an art teacher at the Hotchkiss School Jaffrey, New Hampshire 03452 9 781567 925937 www.godine.com Printed in China in Lakeville, Connecticut. From his earliest days, art informed Format: Hardcover his life, taking him to the National Serengeti Park in Kenya, to ISBN: 978-1-56792-593-7 the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, to the South of Size: 10 × 11 inches France, England, and Ireland, and to his beloved Adirondacks pages: 176 and Maine. His watercolors, renowned for their color, composi- Price: $50.00 tions, and technique, are held in permanent museum collections publication: July 2017 across the United States and by countless private collectors. Rights: World From detailed pencil drawings that illuminate texture and form, he builds on that foundation to create memorable, accurate renditions of his subjects, and his field of vision is encompassing, ranging from portraits of friends, to landscapes, to birds and mammals of all shapes and sizes. An intense sensitivity and precision pervades his work, elevating even the simplest objects to an emotional crescendo. Recalling the tradition of Winslow Homer and Andrew Wyeth, these works are timeless classics. Born in 1938, Allen Blagden began formally painting in 1948 at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, under the tutelage of his father, artist Thomas Blagden. He received his BFA from Cornell University in 1962 and held his first solo show soon after at the Janet Nessler Gallery in New York City, winning the Allied American Artist’s Prize for Best First One Man Show of the Year. He hasn’t ceased working since, holding countless group and solo shows, continuing up until the present day. John Wilmerding is currently a Professor of American Art at Princeton University, a visiting curator in the department of American Art at the Met, a member of the Board of Trustees at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and serves on advisory boards for committees for Smithsonian Studies in American Art and Harvard University Art Museums.

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