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A Pachner Retrospective
In a salute to William Pachner
on hi s 100th bi r thday, the
Museum of Fine Arts in St.
Petersburg will present an
exhibit, “William Pachner:
Centenary,” through Sunday,
July 26th.
Born in Czechoslovakia,
Pachner moved to New York in
1939. By 1945, he learned that his
entire family had been killed by
the Nazis. This inspired him to
move beyond commercial art
and to focus on his paintings
and drawings, where “whatever
gifts I had were put to use to
bear witness.” He continued to
paint even after he became blind
in 1981.
Among his numerous awards, the National Institute of Arts and Letters presented
him a prestigious award in 1949 for his “masterful use of powerful design to express
a deep emotional experience.” For many years, Pachner divided his time between
the Tampa Bay area and Woodstock, New York, where he now resides year-round.
The Museum has 13 works by Pachner in its collection. His work is also in the
Smithsonian Institute, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Tampa Museum
of Art, the Florida Holocaust Museum and many others. For more information, call
(727) 896-2667.
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Roebling’s Alligator
Returns to Dunedin
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Pachner’s “Window #14” (1981) was a recent gift to the
Museum by Hazel and William Hough in honor of the
Museum’s 50th Anniversary.
Artist Scott Menaul has
introduced the first twelve
pieces in his new series of
pigment prints titled, “My
Favorite Things.” The images
include Wine, Charlie Parker,
The Guitar, Knife Fork and
Spoon, American Diner, Coca
Cola, The Cigar and others.
Each piece of art in his new
work involves a multidimensional
layering of subject,
texture and type. This new
photographic-based collection
of artwork captures the
essence of its particular
subject. Scott’s art can be seen
at The Menaul Gallery, 1750 North Hercules Avenue in
Clearwater, (727) 726-7411.
The Dunedin Historical
Museum is bringing a
World War II LVT, the
revolutionary amphibious
vehicle designed by Clearwater’s
Donald Roebling
and first built in Dunedin,
to the city as a permanent
monument for the U.S.
Marine Corps. The LVT
Battalion was formed in
Dunedin in 1941, prior to
the many other battalions
that served in the Pacific
th e a t e r o f t h e Wa r .
Ultimately, 18,000 LVTs were produced, and the U.S.
military is still utilizing vehicles derived from them. The
Historical Museum is raising funds for this project. For more
information, call (727) 736-1176 or send your donations to
the Museum at P. O. Box 2393, Dunedin, FL 34697.
WILLIAM PACHNER, WINDOW #14, 1981