THE OLD MAN'S REVENGE

About the Book

The Old Man's Revenge takes place in a university art department in the South. The principals are four painters coping with their artistic legitimacy and their personal and professional lives. The department is in crisis as the long-time founder and head is retiring. There ensues, as often happens in academe, a political struggle for leadership with an unexpected culmination. The four painters, too, find deserved resolution in their work and in their personal lives.

About the Author

Joseph Schwarz was born in Connecticut and received his higher education in the mid-west. He has lived in the South since 1957 and has taught fine arts in a number of public universities in that region. He is a painter and now lives in Durham, North Carolina.