A story by William Manning and Christopher Crosman from 1950-2019
William Manning (left) and Christopher Crosman (right) in conversation in Manning's Falmouth studio, 2019.
In the fall of 2019 painter William Manning and art historian Christopher Crosman discussed Manning's career as "the first native-born Maine abstract painter," beginning with comic-inspired drawings Manning made in his youth when hospitalized with polio, to hard-edged abstract paintings that were on display at the Yvette Torres Fine Art gallery in Rockland during 2019.
Click here to listen to the 61-minute fascinating conversation about 70 years of art in Maine.
William Manning's 3D paintings in his Falmouth studio, 2019
William Manning (left) and Christopher Crosman (right) in conversation in Manning's Falmouth studio, 2019.
William Manning's 3D paintings in his Falmouth studio, 2019
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