“Life of a Painter; Clay Spohn Remembered” was written by his friend David Beasley after his death and published in the Bulletin of the Humanities in 1983. It led to David Beasley writing Understanding Modern Art: The Boundless Spirit of Clay Edgar Spohn which is a fuller description of his life and his art with many illustrations of his paintings in colour. This shorter article, however, emphasizes the artist’s emotions in relation to his work and enhances the reader’s appreciation for his dedication to his art.

“Although little has been written about him, Spohn was among the most influential artists of his generation. Beasley's study strikes a nice balance between personal insight and an art historical treatment of Spohn's work.”
—Susan Landauer, Historian of Modern Art.

Nothing is known about Michael Klein except that he painted in Taos, New Mexico in the 1950s. Slides of some of his work came to David Beasley from an artist who knew him in Taos but the artist died before Beasley could ask him about Klein’s life. Clay Spohn expressed admiration for Klein’s tiles which he saw exhibited in Taos, and his approval is sufficient to bring Klein’s pantings to public attention. 16 paintings in color.

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