Philip Evergood

Host Frank Kleinholz comments on fascism being on the decline. He introduces Philip Evergood who begins by talking about being born on 23rd Street in his father's artist studio. He went off to school in England when he was 10 years old. Also did university work in U.K. Comments on his recent award. Evergood just finished 12 paintings for the Russian War Relief calendar. Evergood talks about his principles of art. He says all good art through the ages has been social art, the result of human experience.

They discuss each of the Russian War Relief Calendar paintings. Evergood did a lot of research at first. He picked events in history best representing Russo-American friendship. They go through each of the paintings. They include some little-known gestures of good will between the two countries. They will be exhibited at the ACA gallery in November.

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