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ARTS fuel to the fire
Baptism
story and photos by Julian Rankin photos courtesy of Jenn Hudson and Walter Anderson Museum of Art
alter Anderson’s source material was the source of all things – nature and its infinite variety. Like drinking water pulled from an earthen spring, his paintings, block prints, murals, designs, sculptures, and writings are pure; reflections of the potential for dynamism and vitality. One of his most powerful muses was Horn Island, the wilderness clime floating in the Gulf’s expanse. As I stepped into the role of Director of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, I set out to Horn so that I might connect with the mystery that fueled him.
TOP LEFT: Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965), Horn Island at Sunset, Oil on board, 1960 Permanent Collection, Donation of Mary Anderson Pickard OTHERS: Horn Island’s beauty captured during stay on the island.
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