Gene Allcott Media
Seeing Gene’s World, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 15, 1999
A World of Change: Gene Allcott, Longstreet Press, 1992
Peachtree Capital Becomes Creative with Art Donation, Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 9, 2016
Fantasy and Function, Southern Accents, July - August 1992
Light Play: The Evelyn Myers Home, Southern Homes, March - April 1989
Trombone Concerto: World Premier at Benaroy Hall, Seattle, Washington, 2009
Media coverage continued below
Gene Allcott and the Fine Art of Living
“Gene Allcott was a gift to the Atlanta College of Art.
An unlikely package he was, being both legally blind and not of the quiet, brooding, introverted demeanor characterizing some young artists. His student years at the College were punctuated with bright colors and high volume delight, as his world became an eclectic collection of devoted friends and family who would come to call themselves “Gene’s People.”
From his freshman year in 1973, until his untimely death in 1992 at the age of 38, Allcott spread a largess of talent, warmth, generosity and wacky fun to anyone willing to accept these gifts. Neither college presidents, nor the nighttime janitorial staff could resist his exuberant “no fear” approach to life….” —Atlanta College of Art Magazine, 1999
ADDITIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE
Mary Stanley: On Living with Art, South by Southeast, 2017 (Gene’s artwork was her first purchase)
Rescued Art, Simply Buckhead: Your Guide to Living Well in Atlanta, 2016
Articles: Allcott Trip ‘02, Atlanta College of Art, 2003 - 2003
Articles: Allcott Trip, Atlanta College of Art, 2001 - 2002
Seeing Is Believing, Creative Loafing, 1999
Blind Vision, Atlanta Press, 1999
A Tribute to Gene Allcott, Atlanta Press, 1999
Spotlight, Atlanta Press, 1999
Peach Buzz: Going to Bat for Gene,1993
Gene Allcott’s Bat Boy Press Release, Tula Art Center, 1993
Notable Shows: Gene Allcott, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1992
Schenck School Celebrates 30 Years of Helping Children, Neighbor Newspapers, 1990
Strange and Wonderful Things, 1989
It’s Definitely Bright, Creative Loafing, 1988
Allcott’s Change for the Better, Atlanta Constitution, 1988
Gene Allcott, Art Papers, 1987
New Mattress Factory Show, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, November 16, 1986, p. J2
Works that Represent Departures, Creative Loafing, 1986
An Eye on the Brutal Side of Life, Creative Loafing, 1986
Works by 20 Georgia artists to be shown in an exhibition in Sweden, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, December 6, 1985
Outside Looking Out: Painter Gene Allcott Has Found Success, City, March 1985
Allcott’s Paintings Register and Stick, July 8, 1984
Ups, Downs at College of Art Exhibit, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 1984
Gene Allcott: Art Talk on Kids, Summer, Signal,1982
Second Look: Gene Allcott, October 1979
Allcott Strikes Again, Atlanta Gazette, 1979
The Subject Is an Excuse to Paint, Atlanta Gazette, 1979
Allcott Paintings Still on Exhibit, Chapel Hill Newspaper, 1971
“I want to be happy. Happiness for me is making my own world. Persistence, doing it until it’s right is what I do. I’m about to start on a series about the Civil Rights Movement. I’m happy in terms of where I am at the moment. And we’ll see what happens.
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For the full article, read “Fantasy and Function,” in Southern Accents
For full story, read “A World of Change.”
Light Play: The Evelyn Myers Home, Southern Homes, 1989: “A cut-out board painting of Evelyn Myers by Atlanta artist Gene Allcott appears ready to serve tea in the breakfast room.”
Trombone Concerto, World Premiere at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, April 2009: Gene Allcott was an artist of national renown specializing in posters for the Olympic Games. This sketch, showing his older brother John, was drawn when Gene was in the fifth grade.
A Brother’s Tribute: Dr. John Allcott on “You’re My Brother, Gene,” 1992
The Ranch House Restaurant Billboard, US 15-501 Bypass, Chapel Hill, NC — painted when Gene was 18.