Mad Art Gallery proudly presents artwork from Kevin Belford's forthcoming book Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis, one night only, September 11, 2009.
Mad Art Gallery, an alternative gallery known for showcasing uniquely talented artistic perspectives, proudly presents artwork from Kevin Belford's forthcoming book, Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music of St. Louis, on Friday, September 11. This one-night only exhibit is free of charge and and will run from 7:00 p.m. until 11 p.m.
Belford's St. Louis blues Legends project began as a painting series to document the forgotten blues legends of the city. After completing his initial research, Belford found that many area blues artists had been forgotten and that information on their part of the city's history was never completely collected and preserved. Belford embarked on a search to compile a complete list and biographies of the pre-war recorded blues and jazz musicians of St. Louis and their songs, culminating in this series of paintings and the ensuing book.
Devil at the Confluence is the richly illustrated story of our country's music that has never before been told. Out of ragtime, out of jazz, out of big band music and beyond, American music came into its own a the confluence of the Big Muddy and the Mississippi Rivers and out of talents and experiences of the musicians who lived there.
About the Artist
Kevin Belford is an artist in St Louis, Missouri. After graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute, he has spent most of his career as a professional freelance illustrator. His work in advertising, corporate art and editorial illustration has been published and exhibited locally and internationally. In St Louis, he is well known for his work in the print media--including The Sporting News, the St Louis Post Dispatch, St Louis magazine, and for years of covers of the Riverfront Times.
He has produced a number of books including: The Ballpark Book, for The Sporting News, and the children's books: Amazing Arthur Ashe, Spirit Of A Champion and Twist Of Fate--The Miracle Horse Of Longmeadow Ranch, as well as having done numerous interior illustrations and covers for longer works.
About the book
Devil at the Confluence is published by St. Louis' Virginia Publishing and includes a CD produced by Delmark Records.
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