With the movie “Oppenheimer” drawing big crowds to see the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who led the development of the atomic bomb, it’s a good time to catch up with UC Davis alumnus Stephen Whisler (B.A., art, ‘76), who created many works connected to the bombs dropped on Japan.
After a four-decade career as a caricature artist, Karen Calden Fulk (B.A., art, ’65) is creating caricature-type paintings and sculptures, including a recent ceramic work honoring UC Davis art professor emeritus Wayne Thiebaud.
Kathryn Olmsted, a UC Davis history professor, wrote an essay for Robert Arneson exhibition catalog in New York. Robert Arneson/The Anti-War Works: 1982-1986 is on view at the George Adams Gallery in Manhattan through Oct. 26.