Burton Silverman was Harvey Dinnerstein’s friend for 80 years. In this talk, he will tell the necessarily brief story of the unspoken mutual respect and affection as it was echoed in the portraits they painted of each other, the exhibitions they shared, and the similar themes they explored. In doing so, he will show some of Dinnerstein’s paintings and reveal a surprising illustration career.
In the 1860s Degas wrote to Whistler citing the “road from Holland” — Dutch realism from 16th century — that was an important part of their training. They broke with that tradition to produce unique and revolutionary work of their own. Drawing similarities between the realists of today and the turn of the century, Silverman will discuss Dinnerstein's painterly journey as a progressive traditionalist whose work has added to the great trove of humanist art.