Frederick Franck at 95: the artist as icon-maker.(Iconic Idyll)(Interview)(Cover Story)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: September 24, 2004| Author: Cuneen, Sally | Copyright information

At age 95, artist Frederick Franck has come to see his work in a new light: "I think I've been making icons all my life and didn't know it," he recently told me over the phone.

The revelation seemed problematic, for Franck is in no way a painter in the traditional mode of icons or iconographers. True icons, rooted in the earliest liturgy and worship of Eastern Christians, are made by those who are believers, and their creation is performed according to strict rules as a ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Frederick Franck at 95: the artist as icon-maker.(Iconic Idyll)(Interview)(Cover Story)
National Catholic Reporter ; At age 95, artist Frederick Franck has come to see his work in a new light: I think I've been making icons all my life and didn't know it, he recently told me over the phone. The revelation seemed problematic, for Franck is in no way a painter in the traditional mode of icons or iconographers. True
FREDERICK FRANCK, 97; HIS ART, WRITINGS EXPLORED SPIRITUALITY
The Boston Globe ; WARWICK, N.Y. Frederick Franck, 97, whose art and writings reflected his deep interest in human spirituality, died June 5 of congestive heart failure at his home, his son said. Mr. Franck's mystical steel, glass, and wood sculptures stand in public places around the country, and some of his
Artist Frederick Franck dies at 97
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) ; WARWICK, N.Y. -- Frederick Franck, whose art and writings reflected his deep interest in human spirituality, has died. He was 97. Franck died June 5 of congestive heart failure at his home, his son said. Franck's mystical steel, glass and wood sculptures stand in public places around the country,
Artist and Writer Frederick Franck, 97
The Washington Post ; Frederick Franck, whose art and writings reflected his deep interest in human spirituality, died June 5 of congestive heart failure at his home in Warwick, N.Y. He was 97. Mr. Franck's mystical steel, glass and wood sculptures stand in public places across the country, and some of his paintings and
Fame finds ex-Gopher Franck after 62 years; Sonny Franck, 84, an All-America tailback in 1940, will be inducted into the College Football of Fame today.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) ; Byline: Mark Craig; Staff Writer George (Sonny) Franck has a problem. The College Football Hall of Fame wants some of his Gophers memorabilia, but Franck can't find even an old chinstrap. He lost some of it when he moved back home to Rock Island, Ill. Then his parents moved a couple of times. And
Franck: Psyche,.(New York Philharmonic, Lincoln Center, New York)(Review)
New Criterion ; Psyche, by Cesar Franck, at the New York Philharmonic, Lincoln Center, New York. Psyche, the last and most ambitious of Cesar Franck's poemes-symphoniques, has had more than its share of bad luck. The piece was initially welcomed by critics when first performed in 1888, and was subsequently admired
Top of the heap in so many ways; Few alleys and cramped quarters create unique issues for New York.(Statistical Data Included)
Waste News ; ... we get closer to the present, it's not as much of a model. How can it be an example for Phoenix?'' he said. ``It's an illusion that it's like everyone else. It's not.'' Contact Waste News editor Allan Gerlat at (330) 865-6167 or agerlat@crain.com
Tultex names Franck CEO. (John M. Franck; fleecewear, sportswear maker Tultex Corp.)
Daily News Record ; TULTEX NAMES FRANCK CEO NEW YORK (FNS) -- John M. Franck, president of Tultex Corp., has been promoted to chairman and chief executive officer of the company, replacing H. Richard Hunnicutt, who plans to retire. Franck has been president of the fleecewear and sportswear producer since December
New York's rock 'n' roll rhapsody.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England) ; ... here, I'll make it anywhere ... ' The landmarks and shrines of this rock 'n' roll heritage do not appear on most New York tourist maps and are easily overlooked in the breathless round of shopping and sightseeing. But every so often a name on a street sign or ...
FRANCK STATEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY HOW DOES A SHY YOUNG WOMAN EXPRESS HERSELF WITHOUT SPEAKING? FOR MARTINE FRANCK THE ANSWER WAS TO USE A CAMERA. FROM MONKS IN TIBET TO CHILDREN ON A NEWCASTLE HOUSING ESTATE, HER WORK DISPLAYS A RARE ELOQUENCE, WRITES LOUISE BARING
The Sunday Telegraph London ; ... to Tibetan monasteries in India and Nepal, for instance, but only for a short while. It also explains why I didn't become a news photographer. As a wife and mother, I couldn't just fly off - I had to plan my projects well in advance.' Full acknowledgement ...