James Kalm is a self-admitted art history geek, and looking at those artists who inhabit the margins, or have been pushed out of the spotlight (or never got into the spotlight) is a special interest. Jeanne Reynal is a prime example of the rewards one might receive by perusing the work of a genius, who has drifted outside the mainstream of art history. The artist is born in Upstate New York, early in the early 20th Century. In Paris in the 1930s, Reynal apprentices for a decade in with a Russian mosaicist master. Returning to New York during the foundational period of Abstract-Expressionism, she becomes acquainted with and supporter of several of its most significant players. The war years are spent in the San Francisco Bay area, and the Norther Sierra Nevada Mountains, influencing the cultural directions of local institutions like the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Returning to New York, she is exhibited by the iconic dealer Betty Parsons. During all this, Reynal maintains her development and experimentation with the ancient medium of mosaics, bringing it into the age of Modernism. A musical introduction is provided by The Andrew Artist @TheAndrewArtist. This program was recorded March 5-6, 2021. #jameskalmreport #jameskalmroughcut #lorenmunk

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