Barbara Pooh bear statesmen and stars of every

statesmen and stars of every sort

or unnamed trees and windbreaks as motifs

a directive that sets the tone and calls the viewer to engage immediately with the ensuing images

Discarded by Anthony Hernandez

The catalyst for the exhibition was a tragic incident in the artist’s past

Barbara Pooh bear statesmen and stars of everyBarbara by Andrea Modica (2004) First edition. First printing (limited to 1000 copies). Medium format hardback in fine condition. Slight age toning to the extremities of the pages. Pages clean, binding firm. Signed by Andrea Modica to the inside cover page. About Barbara was seven years old when Modica, a recent transplant from the City to rural, upstate New York, saw her on the porch of her family's farmhouse with siblings, cousins and friends.