Frank Herrmann
Paintings 1999-2009

DAAP Guggenheim Winner Releases New Book Featuring Unique Paintings

Available now is a hardbound book, presenting my paintings specific to the Asmat culture of New Guinea from 1999-2010.

This sixty-four page monograph includes artist statement and statement about the paintings. There are thirty-nine (39) pages covering forty-five (45) paintings, nine (9) pages of full-page details and studio shots, two reference paintings, John Walker and Gauguin, and a map. All illustrations are in full color.

The foreword is by Robert K. Wallace, Regents Professor of English at Northern Kentucky University and past president of the Melville Society. His books include Melville and Turner: Spheres of Love and Fright and Frank Stella's Moby-Dick: Words and Shapes.

The essay is by Ruth K. Meyer who holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Minnesota, MA in Art History from Brown University, and a BFA from DAAP at the University of Cincinnati. She has been active as a museum curator, director and professor. She is a contributing editor of The Artists Magazine and also has published art criticism in Art in America.

Photography is by Tony Walsh. Book design is by Paul Neff also a DAAP alumnus.

The price for the book is $35.00 plus $ 5.00 box and postage is mailed within the US (if not picked up) International postal rate upon request.

Sincerely,

Frank Herrmann

Frank,

I received the books yesterday. It is a very impressive and wonderful publication. Your paintings beautifully reflect the Asmat cosmology. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your book. I will make sure the WSU library gets their copy.

Jerry Martin, Director
Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology
Wichita State University