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Bronx Show Looks at Origins of Foods in ‘Natural’ Setting

“…The strongest subdivision of the show is that dealing with the mystical or contemplative aspects of landscape… Paul Blake has a mystical bent similar to William Blake’s. The trees in his meadow resemble swathed personages assembled for a ritual.”

-William Zimmer, 7/12/87, The New York Times, WC. P.26

Contemporary Black Artists on View at the Krasdale Gallery

“…The tradition of classical landscape is carried on by Paul Calvin Blake in delicate pastels, given biblical titles like “Eden” and “The Exodus.” They continue the nineteenth century American notions of God’s immanence in the landscape…”

-William Zimmer, 9/11/94, The New York Times, WC.13 P.20