Talk:Ivan Albright

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His father painted quite a few paintings with individuals in them. I'm not sure what constitutes being a "landscape painter" or what one should call him, but I DO think it is misleading (at least to lay people)to call him a landscape painter and leave it at that. I have never seen one of his paintings that does not have a human figure or two as the focus of the picture. ... I have now found an article that says that he began as a landscape artist but soon became - supporting my 'experience' - a figure painter of children against landscape backgrounds. Here is the link: http://www.fineoldart.com/browse_by_essay.html?essay=130 .

[edit] Malwin

AskArt (http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=71659) calls Malwin a painter and a sculptor, giving some particulars. Kdammers 11:01, 6 January 2006 (UTC)