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Janet Fish, Untitled<\/i>, 1984, lithograph poster, 26\u201d x 33\u201d, edition of 250, signed and numbered<\/p><\/div>\n

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Janet Fish\u2019s \u201cGlass & Plastic: The Early Years, 1968\u201378<\/a>\u201d is at DC Moore Gallery through February 13, featuring an impressive array of her trademark still lifes and her work with light.\u00a0\u201cThe reason for painting glass was to totally focus on light, and the glass held the light,\u201d Fish said in 1968. She said of her approach to still life,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s really as much painting life<\/i> as anything else \u2026 because it\u2019s not dead. Things aren\u2019t dead. The light is through everything and energy through everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1964, The Paris Review<\/em>\u00a0launched a series of prints by major contemporary artists. Underwritten by Drue Heinz, the series was designed to encourage works in the print medium and to\u00a0publicize\u00a0the magazine. Largely through the efforts of Jane Wilson, who was chosen by George Plimpton to direct the program, dozens of\u00a0artists donated signed and limited editions of original work.\u00a0The print above, by Janet Fish, was completed in 1984; it\u2019s still available from our online store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Below, four works from the DC Moore exhibition.
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Janet Fish, Windex Bottles<\/i>, 1971\u201372, oil on linen, 49 3\/4″ x 29 3\/4″.<\/p><\/div>

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Stuffed Peppers<\/i>, 1970, oil on canvas, 59″ x 57″.<\/p><\/div>

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Smucker’s Jelly<\/i>, 1973, oil on canvas, 36″ x 64″.<\/p><\/div>

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Beer and Brandy Glasses<\/i>, 1975, oil on linen, 46″ x 40″.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Images courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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