Fechin: The Builder

NICOLAI FECHIN WAS AN ARTIST OF TWO CONTINENTS. HALF OF HIS CAREER WAS SPENT IN RUSSIA (1881-1923), WHERE HIS EDUCATION, TRAINING AND WARMEST ACCLAIM TOOK PLACE. THE LATTER PART OF HIS LIFE AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT TOOK PLACE IN AMERICA (1923-1955). FECHIN WAS KNOWN AS THE LIVING OLD MASTER... AN ARTIST'S ARTIST. OTHERS CALLED HIM THE MICHAELANGELO OF OUR TIME. HIS TALENTS IN SO MANY DIVERSE DISCIPLINES WAS UNIQUE INDEED - A MASTER OF PAINTING, DRAWING, SCULPTURE, ARCHITECTURE, WOODCARVING AND CERAMICS. WHAT HIS EYES SAW AND HIS HANDS TOUCHED, BECAME A CREATIVE EXPERIENCE. HE CONSIDERED TAOS AS HIS AMERICAN HOME AND IT IS THERE THAT A RUSSIAN HOUSE EVOLVED FROM THE NEW MEXICO MUD. IT IS THAT HOUSE WHICH IS CELEBRATED IN THIS BOOK.