Bernard Langlais
Sheep, Pigs and Chickens 14" x 17" Pen and ink on paper
Lion 15" x 18" Oil & pencil on paper
Horses, Cows, Sheep, Hens 14" x 17" Pen and ink on paper
Born July 23, 1921
Died December 26, 1977
Bernard Langlais was a Maine native and maintained a studio in Cushing, Maine until his premature death at the age of 56. He developed his artistic interest at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Langlais' work was included in two landmark shows New Forms-New Media (I and II) at the Martha Jackson Gallery and The Art of Assemblage at the Museum of Modern Art in 1961. He also showed with Leo Castelli who represented noteworthy artists such as Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol. During his post-New York career, Langlais' body of work matured into a exploration of the animal kingdom, his most beloved subject.
Press
Portland Press Herald: The Whole Bernard Langlais at the Colby Museum of Art
Maine Today: The Wildly Eclectic Art of Bernard Langlais at Colby College Museum of Art
The Boston Globe: Langlais’s Folksy Art Defies Cynicism
artdaily.org: Colby College Museum of Art Opens First Scholarly Bernard Langlais Retrospective
The Boston Globe: Building an Art Trail Through Maine
Boothbay Register: Maine Artist and Sculptor Bernard Langlais
The New York Times: Tending a Bestiary
ARTNews: Bernard Langlais
Maine Home and Design: The Monumental Talent of Bernard Langlais
Down East: Remembering Blackie
Architectural Digest: An Imaginative Kingdom- Sculptor Bernard Langlais' Maine Legacy
The Courier-Gazette: Sculptor Bernard Langlais Dies
Past Exhibitions
2014: Works on Paper
2013: Works in Wood: a Survey Exhibition