IN MEMORY OF PAUL KRAPF: Some thoughts about a great American artist

IMAGE: A painting by Paul Krapf blended with a some memorial flowers in his honor. 

SETTING: In a small coffee shop near Washington D.C. four friends were relaxing.
Steam curled upward from their cups in the late afternoon glow.
The low hum of conversations clattered formed a rhythm around them.
The group casually looked at Tim's laptop, which featured an artwork in honor 
of an American artist.

Sam:  (glancing at the computer screen near him while sipping a macchiato) What I admire 
      about the art of Paul Krapf is that he erases the boundaries between the spiritual 
      and the sensual. His canvases feel alive, even though many of them were created years 
      or decades ago.

Tim:  (nodding slowly) I never had the honor of meeting him. Clearly, his art suggests a 
      deep love for the world of nature and a sense of the sacredness of ordinary things. 

Kris: (leaning forward, then winking at Sam coyly) Honestly, I think he was a better artist 
      than Norman Rockwell. Convenient labels cannot describe his art. Sadly, he is mostly 
      overlooked. How fickle fame is!

Ted:  (leaning back, weighing his words slowly) I think of Norman Rockwell as more of 
      a graphic ethnographer than an artist. His visual depictions offered valuable 
      snapshots of the myths and realities of 20th century American life. However, 
      in terms of painting skill, Paul Krapf was surely greater. In terms of marketing 
      savvy, however, Norman Rockwell was par excellent.

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from _AmeriSong: Poetry, Art, & Dialogs about Amerika_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  A memorial tribute to an outstanding American artist. 
KEYWORDS: American art, Paul Krapf, memorial tributes, 1927 births, 2019 deaths, 
          artistic ethnographers, American painters

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2020 in Shizuoka, Japan / Finished: 2020 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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