An Open Book:

The Book Cover Paintings of Fred Stonehouse

 
 

A major figure in Wisconsin art, Fred Stonehouse is nationally recognized for his beautifully executed artwork and witty sense of rebellion. His style has a sophistication that reflects his diverse, cross-cultural interests, and outsider and folk art influences. Often encompassing religious or surreal contexts, his paintings are a materialization of his nostalgia for familiar cartoon figures of the past, blended with the artist's own delicate balance of humor, beauty and derangement. Fred Stonehouse, a Milwaukee native, has enjoyed over fifteen museum exhibitions across the country including a retrospective at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and has been featured in Blab and Juxtapose magazines.


 
 

ED

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

7 1/2 x 5 3/4”



 
 

THE WONDER BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

9 1/4 x 6 3/4”


 
 

FRUIT FLY

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

10 x 7”


 
 

LETTURE FACILI

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

8 1/4 x 5 1/4”



 
 

SWIM

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

6 1/2 x 8 1/2”


 
 

I LIKE YOU

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

10 1/2 x 6 1/2”


 
 

DEER

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

9 1/4 x 6”


 
 

FIRE FLY

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

6 1/2 x 9 3/4”


 
 

ESP

Acrylic on Antique Book Cover

9 1/4 x 6 3/4”