Ernest Garthwaite
Shoshone Spirit Marsh (1993)
Shoshone Spirit Marsh (1993), by Ernest Garthwaite - click image for high resolution
Ernest Garthwaite, Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts, was a member of the York College faculty from 1968 to 2003.
Numerous works of Garthwaite's art can be found in the Academic Core Building.
The most visible of Garthwaite's pieces are the four pencil drawings of the exterior of the Academic Core located in the B-wing of the library.
Also readily accessible to the interested visitor are the small scale landscapes from Garthwaite's Landscape Icon Series.
Shoshone Spirit Marsh (right), Mohegan, and Siwanoy Marsh Winter, apparently painted with support from a 1992 CUNY Research Grant, can be viewed in the Asian Reading Room of the library.
The three selections from the Landscape Icons Series represent Garthwaite's interest in Native Americans' land stewardship ethics, and his incorporation of gold leaf into his art.
Professor James Como Discusses Ernest Garthwaite (2008 Interview)
Additional Works by Ernest Garthwaite
- Mohegan, 1993 (Pastel)
- Siwanoy Marsh Winter, 1993 (Pastel)
- York College, CUNY - Academic Core Building I, 1992 (Pencil)
- York College, CUNY - Academic Core Building II, 1992 (Pencil)
- York College, CUNY - Academic Core Building III, 1992 (Pencil)
- York College, CUNY - Academic Core Building IV, 1992 (Pencil)
Links to Related Content (links open in a new window)
- Ernest Garthwaite Homepage - Garthwaite's website provides the visitor with important insights into his work. It includes images of many of his works of art.
- "The Painter with the Golden Touch," a 2006 Notre Dame Magazine article about Garthwaite, written by Suzanne Smith Arney - In this article, Smith Arney describes Garthwaite's artistic connection to Native American themes and his work with copper pencils, elements of some of the Garthwaite works housed in the York College library.
- The Greenwich Art Society - Ernest Garthwaite is member of The Greenwich Art Society, and is featured in their Studio School faculty.
