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4 - THE GALLERY July 10, 2009 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly
Summer Happenings At A Fine Thing
Rockwell Kent, cover of Architec-tonics – The Tales
of Tom Thumtack Architect, William J. Comstock,
New York, 1914.
PORTLAND, MAINE — With the passing of its second
anniversary, A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine
Arts has moved to a more commodious space in the Portland
Stage building in the Arts District of Portland. The
new space affords more room for special exhibitions and
more interesting options for the display of the gallery’s
large inventory of fine American and European prints. In
an effort to enhance the gallery’s rapport with the vibrant
local art community, owner Ed Pollack has expanded the
exhibition space devoted to the work of Maine artists.
Rockwell Kent, “Half-title for Architec-tonics,” circa 1914, ink on paper mounted on board, 2 9/16 by 7 1/4 inches.
The current exhibition is devoted to portraits, and
includes work by such well-known printmakers as Max
Beckmann, John Sloan, Raphael Soyer, Mauricio
Lasansky, Joseph Hirsch and Anders Zorn, photographs
by Carl Van Vechten, Tseng Kwong Chi and others.
The gallery is also displaying work by a number of
Maine artists, including paintings by Althea Amand,
Skye Priestley, Casey Reynolds and Noah McCormick,
drawings by Kimberly Convery, photographs by Brent
Legere, metal sculpture by Nelson Bruns. There are also
palette knife paintings by Saleh Tahir, an artist born in
Sudan, educated in Italy and now living in Lewiston,
Maine.
From June 17 to September 2, A Fine Thing is one of
ten Portland art galleries participating in “The Business
of Art,” an exhibition at the University of New England
Gallery of Art
(www.une.edu/artgallery/business09/asp). University
gallery director Anne Zill has organized the show to
explore the reasons why people become art dealers, the
special background and focus each dealer brings to his
or her business, and the perspective each dealer has on
the challenges posed in the present economic environment.
There are two seminars, featuring a panel discussion
by a selection of the participating dealers, scheduled for
July 22 and August 12, at 5 pm. The public is invited
and there is no admission fee. For further information,
call the UNE Gallery of Art at 207-221-4499 or consult
the website above.
On August 16, A Fine Thing will exhibit at the New
Hampshire Antiquarian Book Fair in Concord
(www.nhaba.org/bookshow.htm), on September 20 at
the Maine Antiquarian Bookseller’s show in Portland,
and during Labor Day weekend at the Baltimore Summer
Antiques Show and Book Fair (September 3–6;
www.baltimoresummerantiques.com). Dates and other
pertinent information can be found on the website at
www.afinething.com.
Among the recent acquisitions exhibited at these
shows is material from an important collection of original
art, ephemera and books by Rockwell Kent from
the estate of a prominent Maine painter.
A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts is located
at 29 Forest Avenue; hours are Wednesday through Saturday,
11 am to 6 pm, or by appointment. For information,
email pollackbks@maine.rr.com or call 207-
699-2919.