FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Puglisi
June 6, 2008
Contact:
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973-621-2542
Lauren Shears
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ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO CONGRATULATES ARTISTS
IN 31st ANNUAL ESSEX COUNTY SENIOR ART SHOW
23 Senior Citizens Receive Recognition for Their Artistic Talent
Roseland, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. congratulated 23 Essex
County artists who received awards in the 31st Annual Essex County Senior Art Show. The artists
were recognized during an awards ceremony on Friday, June 6th at the Essex County
Environmental Center in Roseland.
“I congratulate the winners and all the artists who participated in this year’s Senior Art Show.
The talent displayed by our senior artists is truly amazing and the artwork is inspiring,”
DiVincenzo said. “Essex County has a thriving fine arts community and our Senior Art Show
enables our older residents, both professionals and non-professionals, to display their original
creations where everyone can see them. This is an excellent event for us to promote the arts and
inspire our residents to use their talents,” he added.
Artists, and the awards they received, are as follows:
Bloomfield
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Louis Giordano received first place in the non-professional drawing category for his work
titled “What a Noble Face.”
Jean Mackenzie-Atherton received an honorable mention in the professional watercolor
category for her work titled “Fisherman’s Shack.”
Caldwell
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Donald Hults received second place in the non-professional photography category for his
work titled “The Good Book.”
Fran MacLeod received second place in the professional watercolor category for her
work titled “One Tired Mouseketeer.”
Essex Fells
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Marion Franks received second place in the non-professional watercolor category for her
work titled “Red Onions.”
Livingston
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Carol LaFrancis received second place in the non-professional oil category for her work
titled “The Secret Pond.”
John Wolff received first place in the non-professional watercolor category for his work
titled “Wistful Thinking.”
North Caldwell
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Phyllis Huggett received first place in the professional mixed media category for her
work titled “Forbidden Fruit.” She also received first place in the professional pastel
category for her work titled “Old World.”
Carolina Medina received first place in the professional acrylic category for her work
titled “Apples, Limes, and Eucalyptus.”
Roseland
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Ed Hill received first place in the non-professional pastel category for his work titled
“Dressed for Summer.”
Joseph Mango received an honorable mention in the non-professional acrylic category for
his work titled “Sleepy French Village.”
Ted Saponara received first place in the non-professional oil category for his work titled
“Brokenhearted.”
Short Hills
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Bill Glasofer received first place in the non-professional digital imagery category for his
work titled “Garden Bench.” He also received an honorable mention in the nonprofessional photography category for his work titled “Windmill.”
Wen-Hsien Wu received second place in the non-professional acrylic category for his
work titled “Rothenburg, Germany.”
South Orange
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Edward Hoffner received first place in the non-professional acrylic category for his work
titled “Strolling.”
Sheila Sugerman received second place in the professional pastel category for her work
titled “My Rocky Mountain High.”
Verona
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Catherine Luzzi received second place in the professional acrylic category for her work
titled “House on Pelican Way.”
Allen Taylor received first place in the professional watercolor category for his work
titled “Steel Cathedral, Bethlehem II.”
West Orange
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Sara Gelfond received first place in the non-professional mixed media category for her
work titled “Chinese Pot of Orchids.”
Gertrude Isaacs received second place in the non-professional pastel category for her
work titled “Into the Forest.”
Howard Knauer received first place in the non-professional photography category for his
work titled “The Challenge.” He also received second place in the non-professional
digital imagery category for his work titled “Balloon Fantasies.”
Seema Tepper received second place in the non-professional craft category for her work
titled “CityScape.”
Walt Wanner received first place in the non-professional sculpture category for his work
titled “Nor Any Drop to Drink.”
Artists who received first place awards are eligible to have their artwork entered into the New
Jersey State Senior Art Exhibit, which will be held this fall. The Essex County Senior Art Show
and Exhibit was open to all professional and non-professional artists ages 60 and older. Art work
was judged on originality, composition, style, and quality and creativity.
The Essex County Park System was created in 1895 and is the first county park system
established in the United States. The Park System consists of more than 6,000 acres and has 18
parks, five reservations, an environmental center, a zoo, ice skating rink, roller skating rink, three
public golf courses, golf driving range, three off-leash dog facilities and a castle.
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