FINE ARTS I Altman's "Slab Cabin Hill." Gallery Features Work Of Harold Altman "The Chagall lithograph is now worth $54,000. The sofa? Perhaps a few hundred dollars. Of course, not every work of art will appreciate so dramatically. That's why so many people come to us. Just as an interior designer helps you put together the right environment, Park West Gallery, in Southfield is hosting a new exhibition of lithographs and etchings by graphic artist Harold Altman. The exhibit focuses on Altman's precise technique of depicting famous parks and street markets, and includes a retrospect of 78 lithographs and etchings celebrating his 32 years of printwork. Altman's etchings and lithographs of park and market scenes • are represented in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Los Angeles County Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, the Smithsonian Institution-and the San Fran- cisco Museum of Art. Altman was born in 1924, one of 11 children of a New York pushcart peddler. The artist was exposed early to the old market street of New York City's Lower East Side. Among his earliest memories are visits with his father to these market streets with their vibrant life and color. we help you build an art collection. And it doesn't have to be expensive. You could easily collect an appreciable work of art for under $1,000 . . . See for yourself. Visit the gallery. It's not at all intimidating. In fact, it's quite comfortable . . . Like your favorite sofa." PARK WEST G.A.L.L.E.R.Y Dedicated to the appreciation of art. Park West Plaza 29469 Northwestern • Southfield, Michigan 48034 • (313)354.2343 • Outside Michigan 1.800-521-9654 PS GREGORY HAWTHORNE NOW FEATURED AT POSNER GALLERY 32407 NORTHWESTERN HWY. FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48018 TELEPHONE: 313-626-6450 HOURS: TUESDAY-FRIDAY 11-5, SATURDAY 11-4 OR BY APPOINTMENT I Advertising in The Jewish News Gets Results Place Your Ad Today. Call 354.6060 60 FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1990 Altman went to France in 1949 as a student under the G.I. Bill, returning to the States in 1952, where he taught for the next 25 years at various universities. His first lithographs were created in 1961 when he was a fellow at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop. In 1964, while printing his in- taglio prints at the Atellar George LeBlanc in Paris, he discovered the French litho shops. After working at several shops there, in 1973 he began working at Mourlot, where he now works each winter. Altman has received numerous awards, grants and fellowships, including two Guggenheim Fellowships, a National Institute of the Arts and Letters Award and a Na- tional Endowment for the Arts Grant. The Harold Altman exhibit continues through September. Keidan Show Opens Aug. 19 Barbara Keidan will have a one-woman show in the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in Lansing. The open- ing reception will be 2 p.m. Aug. 19. The Hall of Fame is six blocks south of the State Capitol. The exhibition contains all new, dramatic acrylics. Ms. Keidan's paintings have been purchased by Sinai Hospital, Weight Watchers, the Novi Hilton, BASF Corporation, the Hyatt Regency in Orlan- do, Fla., and Henry Ford Hospital. A former chairman of the Michigan Water Color Socie- ty, Ms. Keidan has given tours of her work td Hadassah, ORT and other groups. Her latest exhibition will continue through Oct. 28. Lawrence Street Holds Exhibit Eleanor Michonski will show her work in a one- person exhibit at the Lawrence Street Gallery Aug. 14 through Sept. 22. Ms. Michonski's work reflects her sense of humor. While many of the pieces are easily recognizable, others are quite abstract. She uses all media: oil, acrylic, watercolor, and even sand.