For instance, he had a show at the Brooklyn Museum. An opening would have been the start of a career for many artists. Instead of going, he hopped on his bike and cycled off and got on a plane and went to China. |
I don't think anyone really knew what it was. The family found several eight millimeter films and when we had them transferred to video, we were surprise, no shocked, to find Walter Anderson rowing to the islands. |
It's extremely difficult to put Anderson in a box and explain him definitely in a one hour film and I guess this room is a metaphor for that. |
We are grateful that so many people stepped forward to assist us in this quest. The staff of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art donated so much time to this project, including guiding us through the grant-making process. |
We tried to include as many opinions as we could. |