Who was John L. Doyle ? 

John L. Doyle American Artist: b. 1939-2010.

His art reflects his fascination with the human condition. For over a decade Before Doyle actively pursued his painting career, he studied ethnology and anthropology. The product of this study is a visual recording of what Doyle learned and is set down in drawings.

The drawings became the foundation for a lithograph series' which developed into a life's work art project which Doyle titled "The Great Human Race." The art visually records categorical statements about civilization. The presentation is about the cultural development of particular disciplines such as Medicine, Law, Architecture, and Business. John Doyle had several shows at the MGM Grand Gallery in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1980's.

He produced several suites, Merchants and Traders, Counselors, Gamblers and the Great Human Race. He earned a BAE from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1962, and an MA from Northern Illinois University 1967. Doyle works in watercolor and acrylic, but is best known for his lithography. Doyle’s decade-long study of ethnology and anthropology lead to a lithograph series titled "The Great Human Race". Listed in Who's Who in American Art, Doyle has exhibited his work in more than 50 one man national exhibitions and more than 30 national and international group exhibitions.

John Doyle’s work is found in private and public collections including at the John's Hopkins University in Maryland; the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota; the Denver Natural History Museum in Colorado; the Columbus Museum of Fine Art in Ohio; the Library of Congress and the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington D.C.; the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indiana; and the Palm Springs Desert Museum in California.

Doyle has resided in the mountains northeast of Asheville, North Carolina since 1979. He is chairman and co-owner of art publishing company, Chrysalis Images, Inc. until he departed in 2010.

Links
http://www.psfineart.com/artist/doyle.html 
http://lawlibraryblog.seattleu.edu/2012/09/06/the-great-human-race-the-counselors/

Who is Roland Poska ? 


Roland originally came to Rockford College as a history major, then switched to art. With an MFA from Cranbrook Academy, he taught at Rockford, became head of Printmaking at Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, co-founded a new school called the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, and in 1961 began Fishy Whale Press: a studio that attracted artists from around the country with its lithography stones, printmaking equipment and papermill: "Where prehaps some of the finest stone litho printing since Toulouse-Lautrec is coming."

Biographical Background 

 

Artist Born in Glasgow, Scotland, 1938, of Lithuanian descent, Roland Poska received early education in Glasgow, Scotland; London, England; Montreal, Canada; and, Rockford, Illinois. His degrees came from Rockford College, BA 1961; and, Cranbrook Academy Of Art, MFA 1962. He taught at Rockford College from 1963-64; served as head of Printmaking at Layton School Of Art in Milwaukee from 1965 to its close in 1974; co-founded a new art school currently called Milwaukee Institute Of Art And Design, where he set up the printmaking department and taught there 1974-76. Poska began to create Fishy Whale in 1961 by acquiring lithography stones, then the printmaking equipment, and the paper mill and it was in full bloom operation by 1965. He pioneered the medium of handmade paper with huge pulp and pigment paintings called papestries. His show at the Milwaukee Museum Of Art, July 4th, 1976 was the first major paper painting exhibition in the United States. The studio attracted artists from around the country, and he began publishing some of them: Emil Weddige; Sandra Hall; Ron Ruble; John Doyle; John Bissell; and many others. His current goal is to insure that future artists can continue to explore the possibilities of Fishy Whale by having it become part of the Milwaukee Institute Of Art And Design experience.

 

Links
http://philipbdedrick.blogspot.com/2009/05/fishy-whale-press.html
http://www.lituanus.org/1987/87_4_06.htm 
http://rolandposka.com/Home.html