The first formal interview I conducted with my old friend Brad Holland was for my 1986 book Innovators of American Illustration (Van Nostrand Rhinehold) that featured a new wave of conceptual artists whose work was expressive, personal and political, linked together through Surrealist and Expressionist inspiration.
The entire book was dedicated to Robert Weaver, who had died in 1991 but was virtually blind when I interviewed him in 1985. Ten of the 21 interviewees have since passed away, and Brad is sadly the latest one. At the time of the interview he was near the peak of his powers, doing much less of his Op-Ed page line work (but was always available when needed) and experimenting with different painting techniques.
I’m hoping scholars will engage in a critical study of his work—and I invite them to use this conversation as a jumping-off point. (Click on each page for a closer view.)
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