Harold Garde
Harold Garde | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | June 7, 1923
Died | October 11, 2022 Florida, U.S. | (aged 99)
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Wyoming (BFA, 1949) Columbia University (MFA, 1951) |
Known for | Painting, printmaking |
Movement | Abstract expressionism Strappo printmaking |
Spouse(s) | Mimi Rosenberg (1946–1977) Barbara Kramer (1982–1998) |
Children | 4 |
Website | haroldgarde.com |
Harold Garde (June 7, 1923 – October 11, 2022) was an American
Early life and education
Garde was born on June 7, 1923, in
Career
Teaching
After graduating from Columbia, Garde worked for 15 years in New York City's commercial interior design industry. In 1968, now married with four children, he began teaching art at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, and at a secondary school in Port Washington, New York, while continuing to paint professionally. In an effort to produce art full-time, Garde retired from teaching in 1984.[4][5]
Painting
Abstract expressionist art mixed with
Garde had his first solo exhibition in 1970 in
Strappo printmaking
In the mid-1980s, Garde invented, developed, and named Strappo printmaking, an artistic technique combining painting and printmaking that he taught in workshops nationwide.[2] Transferring dried acrylic paint layers from glass or another smooth surface onto paper or canvas produces a layered image's reversal and Strappo monotype.[8] In celebration of his 90th birthday and as a New Year's challenge, Garde created one new Strappo print each day for the first 90 days of 2013.[5]
Personal life and death
In 1984, Garde and his second wife, writer Barbara Kramer, moved to Belfast, Maine, where he set up a waterfront studio.[2][4][5] In 1993, they purchased an additional home in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.[11] Garde split his time between his art studios in Maine and Florida.[3][8] Kramer died in 1998.[12]
Garde died in Florida on October 11, 2022, at the age of 99.[13]
Exhibitions (selected)
- Baiter Gallery, Huntington, NY, 1970[14]
- Brooklyn, NY, 1971–72
- Linden Gallery, New York, NY, 1982
- Deicas Gallery, La Jolla, CA, 1983
- Palm Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 1984
- ACW Gallery, San Diego, CA, 1985
- Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1985
- Sena Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 1985
- Theodore F. Wolff, curator, On the Edge: Forty Years of Maine Painting 1952-1992, included in exhibition and accompanying book[10]
- Hamlet Series, Wade Wilson Art, Chicago, IL, 1990
- The Prints and Paintings of Harold Garde, Harris House of the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 1995
- Harold Garde: Acrylic Paintings and Prints, DeLand Museum, DeLand, FL, 1996
- The Belfast Prints, Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, ME, 1998[15]
- Recent Studio Selections, Nassau County Firehouse Gallery, Garden City, NY, 2000[15]
- Kimono: Harold Garde, Rockland, ME, 2001[10]
- Harold Garde. A Retrospective, University of Maine at Farmington, 2005[10]
- Melbourne, FL, 2007
- Delray, FL, 2008
- Harold Garde. Painting. 50 Years., Museum of Florida Art, DeLand, FL, 2008-09[4]
- Millenia Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, 2009[16]
- Mulford Gallery, Rockland, ME, 2009[2]
- Abstract Expressionism, Three Maine Artists, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth, ME, 2010[2]
- Art Museum of the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 2010[2]
- Wade Wilson Gallery, Houston, TX, 2010[2]
- Harold Garde: All The Walls, Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland, ME, 2012
- Garde Addendum, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland, ME, 2013[17]
- 90 90 90, Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland, ME, 2013
- Harold Garde: Masterworks, Jai Gallery, Orlando, FL, 2014[8]
- Mid-Century to This Century, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, 2015
- Last of the Game Changers, HENAO Contemporary Center, Orlando, FL, 2016
- Harold Garde: Ab-Ex to Neo-Expressionism, Artlery 160 Gallery, Boston, MA, 2017-18
- New Works, ArtSuite Gallery, Piermont, NY, 2018
- Never Too Late, Center for the Arts, Mount Dora, FL, 2019
- Some Reliable Truths About Chairs, Union of Maine Visual Artists Gallery, Portland, ME, 2019
- Burn This Down: Reflections on the Art World, Mills Gallery, Orlando, FL, 2019
- When There Was Another Me, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME, 2019
Filmography
Garde was the subject of a 30-minute film about his life and art as part of the Union of Maine Visual Arts' nine-film series Maine Masters. He was also the subject of the hour-long film Harold Garde, Working Artist, directed by Dale Schierholt, about his life and work.[2] The latter premiered at the Museum of Florida Art in 2009, presented in conjunction with the museum's retrospective touring exhibit, Harold Garde. Painting. 50 Years.[4] In 2015, Harold Garde: Art & Spirit, a 60-minute documentary, was a Selection of the Newport Film Festival, among other festivals, and has had numerous showings, including the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in conjunction with the Strand Theatre and Farnsworth Art Museum and Maine Public Television.
References
- ^ Garde, Harold M. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009". familysearch. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Aislinn Sarnacki, “Belfast artist finds inspiration in Maine’s coast,” Bangor Daily News, September 6, 2010.
- ^ a b Harold Garde, Courthouse Gallery of Fine Art. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Jennifer Coolidge, “New documentary film spotlights artist Harold Garde,” West Volusia Beacon, January 6, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Nancy Davidson, “Avant Garde,” Portland Monthly, September 2013.
- ^ a b Jeanne M. Dowis, "Lexicon," Harold Garde. Painting. 50 Years., Museum of Florida Art: DeLand, Florida, 2008, pp. 92-95.
- ^ Suzette Lane McAvoy, "Work in Maine," Harold Garde. Painting. 50 Years., Museum of Florida Art: DeLand, Florida, 2008, pp. 10-15, 52-57.
- ^ a b c d e Matthew J. Palm, “Harold Garde exhibits masterworks at Orlando’s Jai Gallery,” Orlando Sentinel, March 28, 2014.
- ^ Kristen Andresen, “Rising from the East,” Bangor Daily News, March 15, 2001.
- ^ a b c d Britta Konau, “A Dialogue with Harold Garde Part 1,” The Free Press, December 18, 2013.
- ^ “Author Lists New Smyrna In ‘Best Small Art Towns’,” Orlando Sentinel, March 8, 1996.
- ^ “Belfast library to expand,” Bangor Daily News, November 29, 1999.
- ^ Burnham, Emily (12 October 2022). "Longtime Belfast painter Harold Garde dies at age 99". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Malcolm Preston, "Artist of Passion," Newsday, September 3, 1970.
- ^ a b "Selected Recent Solo Exhibitions," Harold Garde. Painting. 50 Years., Museum of Florida Art: DeLand, Florida, 2008, p. 100.
- ^ Josh Garrick, “Harold Garde. Painting. 50 Years.,” Wandering Educators, January 19, 2009.
- ^ “Maine Jewish Museum shows Harold Garde,” Portland Press Herald, August 25, 2013.