Tribute

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HONORE' SHARRER, American Artist,

July 12, 1920 / April 17, 2009

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Honore' Sharrer, who recently died at the

age of 88, was known, throughout her

long career, for her exceptional use of color

and masterly command of detail. She is

seen in the photo, with her best known painting,

"Tribute to the American Working People",

a five part polyptych.

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The painting is reminiscent of Old Masters

and Renaissance altar pieces. The oil

painting, which took 5 years to complete,

depicts a factory worker, surrounded by

scenes of people at a picnic, on a farm,

in a parlor, and in a schoolroom.

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"Tribute" is in the permanent collection of

the Smithsonian Institution. Ms. Sharrer,

also an exponent of the Ashcan School,

developed, in later years, a style that evolved

into magic realism. Also a deep interest in

women's roles produced the paintings,

"Resurrection of the Waitress" 1984, and

" A Dream of Monticello", 1996.

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Honore' Sharrer's work is also in the collections of

the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of

Modern Art.

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Her paintings are well worth the effort of viewing.

Unfortunately my computer was being stubborn

today. I apologize for the lack of paintings,

which I truly tried to include.

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I acknowledge the information received from

The New York Times, May 13, 2009