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HAUK FINE ARTS
206 Fountain Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: 831-373-6007 800-393-HAUK
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GALLERY NEWS

Current Exhibit

STEINBECK ARMED (A COLT REVOLVER) WITH THE TRUTH

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Recently discovered documents indicating John Steinbeck was seriously threatened in the 1930s and 40s for what he was writing and that the Nobel Prize winner armed himself with firearms in self defense are part of an exhibit with related art called Steinbeck Armed (A Colt Revolver) With the Truth.
The exhibit at Hauk Fine Arts in Pacific Grove features a copy of a 1942 New York State application for a gun license which Steinbeck requested "for self protection," paintings by artists who knew Steinbeck or created work that relates to his literary themes, and two letters discovered recently in which Steinbeck discusses guns with Monterey policeman George Dovolis.

Hauk Fine Arts is located on California’s Monterey Peninsula in the town of Pacific Grove where artists, writers and musicians flourished in the early part of the twentieth century. Situated on the southern, rocky shores of Monterey Bay, Pacific Grove is known for its Victorian flavor, the return each fall of the monarch butterfly, and a reputation as ``America’s Last Hometown.’’

Our gallery specializes in California art and was among the first to include the works of contemporary California artists along with those of historic painters in the belief that, in the words of early California painter Gottardo Piazzoni: "Art is a chain, passing from one generation to the next." We also believe in education, the collector’s and our own, and offer books and videos on regional art. Gallery co-owner Steve Hauk has written films and essays for museums and other art institutions and lectures on California art.

BELLE YANG BOOKSIGNING

Acclaimed Carmel author and artist Belle Yang will sign copies of her new book for children about a puffed up, air borne frog named Foo on Saturday April 11 at Hauk Fine Arts in Pacific Grove.

Foo, the Flying Frog of Washtub Pond is published by Candlewick Press and celebrates the story of a frog who gets a little too big for his pond, putting a strain on his friendship with Sue-Lin Salamander and Mao-Mao Mudpuppy.

As his ego gets the best of him, Foo finds himself propelled into the larger world where he learns some lessons about life and the importance of friendships. The book is illustrated in brillant, vivid colors and populated by irrepressibly buoyant characters.

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Yang is the author and illustrator of three highly honored books for children, Chili-Chile-Chin-Chin, Always Come Home to Me and Hannah Is My Name. She is the subject of an award-winning documentary that plays on PBS, My Name Is Belle.

Also the author of the novels Baba: A Return to China Upon My Fathers Shoulders and Odyssey of a Manchurian, Yang has been described as a two fisted warrior artist by the Washington Post, and Maxine Hong Kingston said of her In Belle Yang we have our Isaac Bashevis Singer and Marc Chagal.

The book signing, April 11, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hauk Fine Arts is located at 206 Fountain Avenue. The gallery phone is 831.373.6007, email haukfa@pacbell.net, website www.haukfinearts.com. See more paintings by Belle Yang at her website, www.Belleyang.com.