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MEDIA CONTACT: Art and Music Library (585) 275-4476 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800

July 9, 2003

EVENT: Exhibition of paintings by William Bond Walker

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Thursday, and Friday; and 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; from Thursday, July 10, through Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Gallery at the Art and Music Library, located on the ground floor of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

The Gallery at the Art and Music Library at the University of Rochester is presenting an exhibition of paintings by William Bond Walker from Thursday, July 10, through Tuesday, August 26.

The exhibition includes abstractions done chiefly in acrylic on paper or board and show Walker's concern with color and geometry.

"At a time when many artists work in video or installations and environments, I prefer to paint," said Walker. "In the past I have worked in larger formats, 48 by 60 inches, but in recent years have preferred smaller paintings, and keep several sketchbooks going with improvisations in paint."

A retired chief librarian from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walker lives and paints in Canaan, N.Y., near the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. He studied art in Taos, N.M., and in Los Angeles before earning his degree at the University of Iowa.

Walker will attend the exhibition's closing reception from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24.

Hours for the Gallery at the Art and Music Library, located on the ground floor of Rush Rhees Library on the River Campus, are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Thursday, and Friday; and 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. For more information, call (585) 275-4476.


About the University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

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