The Phippen Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Robert and Louise McCall: Expansive Visions on August 9, 2003 through October 30, 2003. The work of Robert McCall has profoundly influenced our image of the future. This exhibition features his historic paintings documenting the American space program, his vivid renderings of the next century of space exploration, his concept drawings for such classic films as 2001: A Space Odyssey and his spectacular paintings of far distant time and places. McCall has fashioned a vision of tomorrow imbued with enthusiastic optimism and imagination. In addition, for the first time in Arizona, the general public will view a reproduction of McCall's recently completed mural painting of Celebrating One Hundred Years of Powered Flight: 1903-2003 that will be unveiled at the Oshkosh, Wisconsin Air Show on July 30.
Louise Harrup McCall is known for her bold and vibrant still-life paintings. Her large colorful flowers epitomize her love and appreciation for the beauty of life that resonates with the energy and positive spirit she embodies. Louise, who is known nationally and internationally, won first prize for one of her early watercolors under the discriminating eye of Jacques Lipchits, famed sculptor. Today she paints primarily in acrylic but is also renowned for her oils, watercolors and monoprints. This exhibition features her brilliant still-lifes, family portraits and early award winning watercolors. Louise and Robert have collaborated on various projects, including the Johnson Space Center mural in Houston; in paintings and drawings in the NASA Collection in Washington, D.C.; and the magnificent stained glass windows of the Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley. Their artwork signifies the view of the new west with space as the future frontier.
Celebrating 100 Years of Powered Flight by Robert McCall