UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 5, Page 4
September 30, 1993
Artistic local family featured in Arsht Hall exhibition

     Three generations of artists from one family are represented in
"Artistic Connections: One Century of a Family's Involvement in Art," an
exhibition opening Oct. 3 at Arsht Hall on the University's Wilmington
campus.
     The exhibition includes paintings by Delawareans Ruth E. Berger, Dr.
Norman L. Cannon, Maura E. Golin and the late Clara Finkelstein, an early
member of the Wilmington Studio Group. Sculpture by Carol Berger Hershman,
now a resident of Seattle, also is featured.
     A time span of nearly 100 years is represented by this
multigenerational exhibition. Finkelstein, who immigrated to the United
States from Russia with her parents in 1893, studied at the Philadelphia
Academy of Fine Arts and with M.A. Renzetti and N.C. Wyeth.
     A summer resident of Arden, a creative center for artists and writers
in the early decades of this century, Finkelstein painted memories from
childhood and from the stories of her parents' experiences in Russia. She
demonstrated her interest in the arts to her nieces and nephews and
imparted in them a passion and talent that has, in turn, been inherited by
succeeding generations.
     Paintings by Berger, Cannon and Golin, members of the second
generation who are nieces and a nephew of Finkelstein, also are included in
the exhibit. All three artists are Wilmington natives, and their work has
been exhibited frequently throughout the area.
     Paintings by Berger, Delaware '35, have been shown extensively in the
Philadelphia area. She also studied at the Corcoran School of Art and the
Tyler School of Fine Art in Philadelphia. She also works in printmaking and
fiber art.
     Golin's work is owned by several embassies throughout the world. She
studied art history at the University of Pennsylvania, graduated from the
Philadelphia College of Art and did graduate work at the University of
North Carolina. In her painting, she works through relationships of color
forms to express the poetry of seemingly commonplace items.
     Cannon, Delaware '32, earned his medical degree from the University of
Pennsylvania. He has pursued his study of art for more than 30 years. He
has combined sketching and painting with travel, and some of his outdoor
painting experiences in Wilmington, Canada and New England are reflected in
this exhibit.
     Hershman, a sculptor, represents the third generation of artists in
this family. A Philadelphian since early childhood, she graduated from the
Tyler School of Fine Arts and did postgraduate work with Gerd Utescher.
Hershman works in a variety of media, including bone, stone, epoxy resin,
cast aluminum and mixed media. Her work has been exhibited throughout the
United States and Europe and is included in many private and corporate
collections.
     A public reception to meet the artists will be held from 3-5p.m.,
Sunday, Oct. 3, in Arsht Hall.
     Arsht Hall is open from 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and
from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., on Fridays The exhibit may be viewed throughout the
month of October during those hours at no charge.
     The exhibition, which is made possible through an anonymous gift,
commemorates the first anniversary of the opening of Arsht Hall, which is
named for S. Samuel and Roxana C. Arsht, who also was a niece of the late
Clara Finkelstein.
     For more information, call 831-8839.