Paul Henry
Artwork
Medium:
Oil on Canvas
Date:
1995
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Height: 39 in
Width: 31 in
Description:
Paul Henry, centered, blue suit with red striped tie; Brown and gray background; Holding red book, "United States Code Annotated"; Signature LR corner "Blovits '95"
Historical Context:
Larry Blovits is well known for excellence in painting oil and pastel portraits, landscapes a well as teaching. He received his BFA and an MFA at Wayne State University in the 1960's. He later became a professor of the art at Aquinas for twenty-six years. His passion has always been for painting the human figure. This painting was commissioned in honor of the late Michigan congressman, Paul Henry.