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Consciousness Explained
Notes on "Consciousness Explained" by Daniel Dennett

Lee Wiley
NYtimes obituary

Family search person page shows her mother was Cherokee. BTW, my 10th cousin one removed.

See internet archive for biography and records.

Camp Long
https://www.loghousemuseum.org/blog/finding-a-mountain-of-inspiration-at-camp-long/

https://www.loghousemuseum.org/blog/off-site-exhibit-rocks-camp-long-for-the-parks-75th-birthday-2/

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19911107&slug=1315914

http://archives.seattle.gov/digital-collections/index.php/MultiSearch/Index/row_id/11076/search/Camp+long

Bio of Schurman
https://orbiscascade-washington.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01ALLIANCE_UW/1juclfo/alma99161811718901452

Camp Long Improvements Site Plan 1973
http://archives.seattle.gov/digital-collections/index.php/Detail/objects/20734

Friends of Schurman Rock
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1004390446272682/

SCROUNGING, SNAFFLING, and BENEVOLENT LARCENY: The Origins of Camp Long.
https://wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/login?auth=production&url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=31h&AN=157290701&site=eds-live&scope=site

Climbing Rock
https://www.seattle.gov/parks/allparks/camp-long/camp-long-environmental-learning-center/schurman-rock-at-camp-long

Camp Long Challenge Course
https://westseattleblog.com/2011/09/partnerships-celebrated-as-camp-long-opens-challenge-course/

Lodge Restoration
https://westseattleblog.com/2010/07/happening-now-camp-long-lodge-reopening-celebration/

https://westseattleblog.com/2010/01/camp-long-lodge-closed-park-open-and-heres-whats-in-store/

Edward Betts
Edward Betts ( August 4, 1920 - May 17, 2008 ) was an American painter, collagist, author, and teacher. He was known for his abstract paintings which he often developed using an improvisational, intuitive method. He was also an accomplished painter of realistic watercolors. Betts published four instructional books on painting and was a Professor of Art at the University of Illinois.

Edward Betts was living in Kennebunk, York, Maine when he died at age 88 on 17 May 2008.

Galleries with Betts' work listed here: American art galleries : the illustrated guide to their art and artists by Krantz, Les

AI version
Edward Howard Betts (August 4, 1920 - May 17, 2008) was an American artist, author, and teacher known for his versatile approach to painting and his improvisational style in creating abstract works. He worked in a variety of media, including watercolor, acrylic, and collage, and was particularly known for his realistic watercolors and his abstract expressionist paintings.

Early life and education

Edward H. Betts was born on August 4, 1920, in Yonkers, New York, to Harrison and Mildred (née Waterbury) Betts. At the age of fifteen, he began taking summer classes at the Art Students League, where he studied with George Bridgman, among others. Betts obtained a degree in art history from Yale University in 1942 and enlisted in the United States Army that same year. After World War II, he was a full-time student at the Art Students League from 1946 to 1948. Betts then entered the University of Illinois, where he received an M.F.A. degree in 1952.

Career

Betts taught drawing, composition, and painting at the University of Illinois for 35 years until his retirement in 1984. During his tenure at the university, he influenced generations of artists and developed a reputation as an inspiring and influential teacher. Beginning in 1973, he taught the "Master Class for Advanced Watercolorists" at Rangemark, the studio founded by Barse Miller near Birch Harbor, Maine.

Throughout his career, Betts exhibited his work at numerous galleries around the country and was represented for almost forty years at the Midtown Galleries in New York City. He also published several instructional books on painting, including "Master Class in Watercolor," "Creative Landscape Painting," and "Creative Seascape Painting," among others.

Betts was known for his improvisational approach to creating abstract works, which he often developed with no preconceived idea of what the final result would be. He had a "split personality," as he described it, with his realistic watercolors being thoroughly planned out in advance. His abstract works, on the other hand, were created using an intuitive process that allowed him to express his emotions and feelings.

Legacy

Betts was widely regarded as an important figure in experimental art, particularly in the realm of abstract expressionism. His work continues to be admired by art enthusiasts and collectors alike, and his influence as a teacher and author can still be felt in the world of art today.

Personal life

In 1949, Betts married fellow artist Jane Burke, whom he had met at the Art Students League. Jane Betts died in 1984. After his retirement from the University of Illinois, Betts moved to Maine, where he married Edis Hatch in 1986. He died in Maine on May 17, 2008.

Obituary
BETTS--Edward. Abstract acrylic, realistic watercolor painter, teacher, author, died May 17. Born in Yonkers, New York on August 4, 1920, to Harrison Betts, M.D. and Mildred (Waterbury) Betts. He was a Yale honors graduate, member of National Academy of Design, American Watercolor Society and The Century Club of New York. His widow is Edis Hatch Betts of Kennebunk, Maine.

Copyright New York Times Company May 21, 2008

Paid notice: Deaths BETTS, EDWARD: [paid death notice][1]. (2008, May 21). New York Times Retrieved from https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/pqrl?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/paid-notice-deaths-betts-edward/docview/433850774/se-2

Press
NOTE: ProQuest does have American Artist abstracts 1988-2012; does not have full text. There are 13 mentions of Betts.

NOTE: ProQUest has a a number of mentions in other magazines.

This looks intereesting:

Patterson, B. (2004, Summer). ADVICE FROM EXPERTS: PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE A CAREER. Watercolor, 10, 8-11. Retrieved from https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/pqrl?url=https://www.proquest.com/magazines/advice-experts-principles-guide-career/docview/212417601/se-2

American Artist Magazine (March 1955), article on "Lacquer Paintings". http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bio/AmericanArtist1.jpg

In Feb. 1983, American Artist magazine, in a feature article about painters, named him one of 14 living legends of art. See pictures of article here: http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bio/Living7.jpg.

In 2000, the American Artist magazine named him the teacher of the year.

The Palette Magazine of March 2004: "Edward Betts has exerted a strong influence on the direction of American watercolor because of his creative concepts, his innovative use of a variety of media, and his generous and supportive teaching. The extent of his influence is evident in any present-day exhibit of water media paintings."

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-19-va-273-story.html Betts' painting "Rocks and Snow" part of exhibit. Note: CA Watercolor society renamed National Watercolor Society.

TED COHEN, Staff W. "SPACE for ARTS to FLOURISH ; River Tree Center for the Arts Celebrates its Move to a Bigger Home with a Splashy Exhibit of Paintings by Edward Betts.: [York Edition]." Portland Press Herald Jan 09 2003: 1E. (ProQuest - full text). 21 Jan. 2023.

Biographies
Newspaper obituary. Includes photo, spouses, military service.

http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/bio/betts.htm. This one may have been put together by a relative.

https://www.vanwardgallery.me/edward-betts.html

Whos who in American Art

Springville art museum in Utah. Glues together bios from AskArt and National Academy. Looked though most of the listed museums collections, not much there,

https://nationalacademy.emuseum.com/people/1110

https://nwsexhibition.artspan.com/artwork/273066-3731230/NWS-Permanent-Collection-Purchase-Awards/rocks-and-snow-edward-betts.html

1955 Art in America article. Includes bio, etc.

Works
https://webkiosk.springville.org/artist-maker/info/129

https://nationalacademy.emuseum.com/people/1110/edward-betts/objects

https://nwsexhibition.artspan.com/artwork/273066-3731230/NWS-Permanent-Collection-Purchase-Awards/rocks-and-snow-edward-betts.html

Self portrait 1958

Portland (Maine) Museum of Art: 3 paintings.

23 varied works from various auctions. Not sure if this should be linked on Wikipedia as it's an auction site.

Misc.
Census records - see family search (I saved a couple in my source box).

Whitney Exhibition Catalog - includes Betts' Northern Lights

List of Midtown Galleries Exhibitions

NYtimes 1956 review of a Betts' show. at John Heller Gallery. This is on the NYT "times machine". Just a paragraph, kind of snarky. Here's a 1961 review of a show at Midtown Galleries.

https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/3513-recent-alumni-deaths

https://theartstudentsleague.org/some-prominent-former-students-ofthe-art-students-league-of-new-york/

Obit of second wife.

Books and Films
Films on I. archive

Books on I. archive

2nd edition of Masterclass in WaterColor on internet archive.

Books that include Betts Work
Acrylic watercolor painting by Blake, Wendon on internet archive.

Acrylics bold and new by Roukes, Nicholas

Watercolor & collage workshop by Brommer, Gerald

Correspondence
Lorser Feitelson and Helen Lundeberg papers

Reuben Tam

Baga
Lamp, F. 1996, "Art of the Baga: A drama of cultural reinvention", African Arts, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 20-33.

https://www.proquest.com/docview/220956147/24AC3CC296D541FCPQ/3?accountid=1135#

https://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?q=Baga

Guy Anderson
Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion

=== Honors and Awards ===


 * 1929: Tiffany Foundation Resident Scholarship
 * 1935: Katherine Baker Purchase Award, Northwest Annual Exhibition, Museum
 * 1969: Washington State Governor's Award of Special Commendation
 * 1975: Guggenheim Fellowship
 * 1983: Washington State Governor's Art Award
 * 1987: King County Arts Commission Honors Award
 * 1995: Golden Umbrella Award, Bumbershoot

Murals / Commissions / Public Art (not museums)
NOTE: Primary sources: see Tarzan, Geunther

NOTE: access Seattle Times via SPL

Mural, Hilton Inn, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 1961

Seattle Center Opera House (now McCaw Hall). Cultural Fragments, 1962.

Edmonds Library, "Two Workmen", 1963 (this was a gift, so maybe not a commission as such)

Seattle First National bank mural 1969. Building is now Safeco plaza.

Stone inlay, Seattle First National bank building, 1970

Bank of California Building, Seattle. "The Day in the Life of the Great Whale",1974?. . Probably sold.

Bank of California Building, Seattle. "Northern Christian", 1974?.

Port of Seattle International Trade Center

Skagit Valley Courthouse, Between Night and Morning, Mount Vernon, 1977

Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. Sisyphus, 1987, Oil on paper on panel, 96 x 288 inches.

Washington Mutual Savings Bank, Seattle. Secret Pasture?, Sacred Pastures (1978). Now Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Gift of https://meanycenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/meany_lobby_artworks_list.pdf

Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle. Sacred Bundles, 1979, Oil on roofing paper. Gift of SAFECO Insurance Company

https://meanycenter.org/sites/default/files/documents/meany_lobby_artworks_list.pdf

Magical Egg in Space, Bothell Public Library, 1981

Motifs and Symbols
Explained by Bruce Guenther (page 98)

"The overriding feel is rhythmic. Giant, glowing circles and stylized wave patterns simplified to charging zigzags carry the energy of his work, in compositions that owe more to Japanese than to European art."

Wave
eternity, the eternal

Circle
womb, egg, cosmos, void

Seed / Purusa
Purusha

Hindu beginning, slumbering kernel

"The seed, sometimes called purusa, is in the mud bank".

Driftwood sculptures.
Life magazine article

https://www.historylink.org/File/5157

Around WWII, had a show in NY. Sold in flower shop in Seattle.

The Accidental Collector: Art, Fossils, and Friendships page 159 mentions driftwood sculptures in his studio.

Stone patios
mosaic patios commissioned by art collector Anne Gould Hauberg and gallery owner Zoë Dusanne

Collage
See examples in book.

Watercolor
See auction records here

See Seattle Art Museum collection.

Woodcuts, etc.
See museum collections; e.g., Henry Art Gallery

Drawing
For example see Henry Art Gallery

How to make a Bibliography
Manual of style help