by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS
The year after Ann Higbie died, the removal of all local participants by the new managers of The St. James Court Art Show was almost complete. During Oscar Stremmel’s last years, I was among the volunteers who had helped him stake out the court for the...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
Gordon Koppert said he came down the chute at the right time. After World War Two, he went to work for the General Electric Company in Louisville, Kentucky, and rose in its ranks to a gainful line of employment. Gordon became my art student when I taught at...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
Every time I see a Tarc3 Bus in Louisville, Kentucky, I think of Ron Billings and his wife, Ruth. In my estimation, Ruth should be listed under a “Saint” category in any address book because Ron is listed under a “Comedian” category. Of course, he had his...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
When our non-profit Gallery moved from its Chestnut Street location at The Cloister to Louisville’s Founders Square, our name changed to “The Falls City Community Art Gallery” and we prepared to meet new audiences. We were guests of the City in the same...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
G.C Coxe and Ed Hamilton shared studio space across the courtyard at The Cloister where our Community Art Gallery was housed. The Gallery displayed the works of those two black artists in one of our monthly shows with G.C. presenting his bold abstracts and Ed...
