Anthony takes the most limited of materials and moves through them, beyond them. Although he retired last year, his dedication and energy are st ill alive on campus. It allows us to share his enthusiasm, his optimism, his interest in and understanding of p eople. Denizens of Anthony's world are exaggerated, outrageous. They are not people, but caricatures, tangled together and woven i nto vibrant and active scenes.
Some pieces seem to stand for individuals, others for personality types.
This retrospective demonstrates that the world around us, as it actually exists, is not nearly as important as the individual ways in which we see this world. Come experience Lon Anthony's world on exhibit in Clough-Hanson, then go take another look at y our own.