Word: webster
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...object of their conversations is a new eight-by-eight foot painting which has been hanging on the dining hall's mantel since exam period. The work, a textured, abstract painting, was produced by Jerry Webster, a young artist from Jeffersonville...
During reading and exam periods Webster painted three pieces which were viewed by students in two showings. About 90 percent of the students chose "Coltrane," calling it "a wonderful contribution to the house," Dowling said...
...painting, which cost $5000, derive, its name from the "Coltrane Orgy," a 48-hour radio celebration of the jazz music of John Coltrane, broadcast on WHRB radio while Webster was working on the piece, he said...
When told about students' unhappiness with the painting, Webster said that, "It isn't my problem. I think the painting dominates the space and brings some color to the room, which is otherwise banal," he said...
While some students said they were upset with the cost of the painting, Webster said that with the cost of materials "most of the profit was personal...