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Much of the artist's output is in series. ''Crying Clown'', in the collection of the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]], is from the ''Chromatic Aberration'' series. It is an overly sentimentalized self-portrait painted in the early years of the [[AIDS epidemic]], showing Woodruff’s feelings of anger and loss.<ref>[http://thomaswoodruff.com/chromatic-aberration/about-chromatic-aberration/ The ''Chromatic Aberration'' series in thomaswoodruff.com]</ref> The [[Art Gallery of Western Australia]], the [[Brooklyn Museum]], the [[Greenville County Museum of Art]] (Greenville, South Carolina), the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]], the [[New Orleans Museum of Art]] are among the public collections holding work by '''Thomas Woodruff'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.markmoorefineart.com/exhibitions/thomas-woodruff|title=Thomas Woodruff - Exhibitions - Mark Moore Fine Art|website=www.markmoorefineart.com}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> |
Much of the artist's output is in series. ''Crying Clown'', in the collection of the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]], is from the ''Chromatic Aberration'' series. It is an overly sentimentalized self-portrait painted in the early years of the [[AIDS epidemic]], showing Woodruff’s feelings of anger and loss.<ref>[http://thomaswoodruff.com/chromatic-aberration/about-chromatic-aberration/ The ''Chromatic Aberration'' series in thomaswoodruff.com]</ref> The [[Art Gallery of Western Australia]], the [[Brooklyn Museum]], the [[Greenville County Museum of Art]] (Greenville, South Carolina), the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]], the [[New Orleans Museum of Art]] are among the public collections holding work by '''Thomas Woodruff'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.markmoorefineart.com/exhibitions/thomas-woodruff|title=Thomas Woodruff - Exhibitions - Mark Moore Fine Art|website=www.markmoorefineart.com}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> |
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In 2023, Woodruff's work ''Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral'', published by Fantagraphics was nominated for four Eisner Awards in the categories Best Graphic Album (New), Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. The nominations prompted criticism by former students, who described him as an emotionally abusive teacher, and the book as a racist and culturally appropriative work. Woodruff responded in a statement provided by Fantagraphics to [[Heidi MacDonald]], "In working with students, my frank critiques were intended to help them develop keen minds and strong spines. As a openly gay man in my late sixties, I have been called “f—-t” more times than I would choose to remember, and seen too many die too young during the AIDs epidemic. In my work as an artist and educator in my over 40 year career, I have attempted to help break and blur some cultural barriers that are still deeply enmeshed within our present day society. Artists must be brave, particularly telling the stories that they need to tell. Francis challenges the torches and pitchforks, he is stronger than the misunderstandings, the bullying, and the hate. I am too!"<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tcj.com/something-4-the-weekend-this-weeks-links/ | title = Something 4 The Weekend – This Week’s Links | website = [[The Comics Journal]] | publisher = [[Fantagraphics]] | first = Clark | last = Burscough | date = May 26, 2023 | access-date = May 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.thepopverse.com/thomas-woodruff-eisner-award-awards-nominations-abuse-allegations | website = Popverse | publisher = [[ReedPOP]] | title = Thomas Woodruff: The artist and his publisher respond to calls to axe his Eisner noms following emotional abuse allegations | first = Graeme | last = McMillan | date = May 24, 2023 | access-date = May 27, 2023}}</ref> |
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In 2023, Woodruff's work ''Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral'', published by Fantagraphics was nominated for four Eisner Awards in the categories Best Graphic Album (New), Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. |
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Thomas Woodruff (born 1957) is a New York based artist who was born in New Rochelle, New York. He received a BFA from Cooper Union in 1979. He taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City for 39 years, and was Chair of the BFA Illustration and Cartooning Department for 20 years, stepping down as Chair Emeritus in 2021.[1]
Much of the artist's output is in series. Crying Clown, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, is from the Chromatic Aberration series. It is an overly sentimentalized self-portrait painted in the early years of the AIDS epidemic, showing Woodruff’s feelings of anger and loss.[2] The Art Gallery of Western Australia, the Brooklyn Museum, the Greenville County Museum of Art (Greenville, South Carolina), the Honolulu Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art are among the public collections holding work by Thomas Woodruff.[3][1]
In 2023, Woodruff's work Francis Rothbart! The Tale of a Fastidious Feral, published by Fantagraphics was nominated for four Eisner Awards in the categories Best Graphic Album (New), Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, Best Lettering, and Best Publication Design. The nominations prompted criticism by former students, who described him as an emotionally abusive teacher, and the book as a racist and culturally appropriative work. Woodruff responded in a statement provided by Fantagraphics to Heidi MacDonald, "In working with students, my frank critiques were intended to help them develop keen minds and strong spines. As a openly gay man in my late sixties, I have been called “f—-t” more times than I would choose to remember, and seen too many die too young during the AIDs epidemic. In my work as an artist and educator in my over 40 year career, I have attempted to help break and blur some cultural barriers that are still deeply enmeshed within our present day society. Artists must be brave, particularly telling the stories that they need to tell. Francis challenges the torches and pitchforks, he is stronger than the misunderstandings, the bullying, and the hate. I am too!"[4][5]
References
- Woodruff, Thomas, Thomas Woodruff's Freak Parade, Hardy-Marks, 2006 ASIN: B01JO27RQY
- Woodruff, Thomas, Christopher Scoates, Debra Wilbur, Bill Arning, Christopher Sweet and Nick Debs, Nosegays and Knuckle Sandwiches, Work by Thomas Woodruff, Atlanta College of Art Gallery and City Gallery at Chastain, Atlanta, 1997
Footnotes
- ^ a b School for Visual Arts
- ^ The Chromatic Aberration series in thomaswoodruff.com
- ^ "Thomas Woodruff - Exhibitions - Mark Moore Fine Art". www.markmoorefineart.com.
- ^ Burscough, Clark (May 26, 2023). "Something 4 The Weekend – This Week's Links". The Comics Journal. Fantagraphics. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ McMillan, Graeme (May 24, 2023). "Thomas Woodruff: The artist and his publisher respond to calls to axe his Eisner noms following emotional abuse allegations". Popverse. ReedPOP. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
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