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March 9th Fine art sale.
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924 ne 20th ave
Ft. Lauderdale., FL 33304 
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This piece can be seen on the internet for $750.00 Vic Herman has built up a binational reputation as an unofficial ambassador of goodwill from the United States of America to the United States of Mexico. He is an artist whose style is unique and who has the faculty for making that fact known. Since 1961 the governments of both countries have sponsored a travelling exhibition of his paintings of the Mexican people titled "Many Faces of Mexico" -for exhibition in cities of both countries. Herman has the unique honor of being the only artist ever sponsored by both governments simultaneously. Vic Herman's paintings tell a story. That story may be a simple one, but the painting must say, without a verbal caption, "This is a Tarascan woman selling jicamas." A remarkable feature of Herman's method is his interpretation of mixed media. For Herman this means combining any number of different media such as oil, watercolor, casein, acrylic, tempera, pencil, pastel or india ink; once he used as many as eight. In 1969, during the bicentennial celebration of the founding of San Diego, Herman was awarded a Medallion of Honor for his part in furthering good relations between Mexico and the United States. Recently, he has been proposed as a candidate for the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor Mexico can grant to a foreigner for promoting better cultural relations between Mexico and his country-a fitting tribute to Vic Herman's dedication and talent. PLEASE NOTE: * THIS AUCTION STARTS ON SUNDAY MARCH 9, 2008 AT 11:30 A.M. EST. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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