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ach night, Benjamin Glick-
er pulls an oxygen mask
over his face, and breathes
deeply. At 81 years old, his
lung capacity isn't what it used
to be. But his attention to detail,
and passion for his art have hard-
ly diminished.
With a wink and an under-
statement, Glicker is living proof
that an artist's skills aren't re-
duced by age as much as they
evolve. "The old-timers around
here know about me," he said.
"I'm well-preserved."
Some of the old-timers still
come over to his house, set up
their easels as wide-eyed art stu-
dents and listen to Glicker's tips
on how to illustrate movement on
canvas, or lay in color on a rough
sketch. Visitors to the Maple-
Drake Jewish Community Cen-
ter probably have seen his
portrait of Raymond Zussman,
one of the first Congressional
Medal of Honor winners, which
is part of the Jewish veterans ex-
hibit.
Glicker's paintings, prints and
drawings, currently on display at
the Janice Charach Epstein Mu-
seum/Gallery, depict Jews cele-
brating religious customs and
rituals, but they represent only a
portion of his wide talents as a
fine artist. Not included is per-
haps his most ethereal work, a
commissioned painting of Moses
receiving the Ten Command-
ments, the spirit of God created
by prismatic breaks in the clouds.
Over the years, Glicker's finest
work has been shown in galleries
in New York, Chicago and De-
troit. Many of his paintings hang
in the permanent collections of
"When I get an idea, I just go
in (to the studio) and do it," he
said. "Once it's locked in my mind,
I get the drawing done, then lay
in the color."
In his brightly lit upstairs stu-
dio, portraits hang on the walls
and are stacked around the room.
Benjamin Wicker has devoted more than 60 years to creating Judaic art.
the Detroit Institute of Arts, Cen-
ter for Creative Studies and the
Jewish Community Center.
In his 60-plus years as a
painter, he has created an im-
mense body of work inspired from
his travels abroad and the faces
and figures of friends and family.
Collectively, they chart a history
of the last six decades. Glicker's
early portraits are heavy, dark
oils in the realist tradition. His
later works are infused with the
disjointed playfulness of El Gre-
co, Modigliani and Beardon.
A painting of the Old Mariners