of rock. These mysterious and eccentric juxtapositions seem to imply poetic associations although Murch himself tended to dismiss this sort of interpretation of his work, saying of the objects he chose to paint that they were simply an excuse to paint. This response seems perfectly appropriate because the broken surface of his work gives it a visibility equal to the virtual image (the objects depicted), which themselves are depicted with undistorted clarity and geometric precision. This creates a fascinating ambiguity, and as Clement Greenberg said, "ambiguity is precisely one of the largest sources of pleasure in art," from "Cézanne: Gateway to Contemporary Painting" in Clement Greenberg, The Collected Essays and Criticism Vol. 3, John O'Brian ed., The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 1995, p. 117. In 2009 and 2010, Ihor Holubizky and Bill Jeffries curated a traveling exhibit entitled: Walter Tandy Murch: The Spirit of Things. This exhibit was circulated by the Robert McLaughlin Gallery and partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, Museums Assistance Program. The exhibit was displayed in the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Toronto (Ontario) 4 July to 30 August 2009, the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) January 2010, Owens Art Gallery in Sackville (New Brunswick) 26 February to 18 April 2010, and Simon Fraser University Gallery in Vancouver (British Columbia) September 11 to October 30, 2010. A book, Walter Tandy Murch: The Spirit of Things, has been published of the traveling exhibit and is available for sale. A Monograph of his work has been published by Rizzoli in September 2021, titled "Paintings and Drawings, 1925–1967". Contributing authors include George Lucas, Walter Scott Murch, Judy Collischan, Robert Storr, and Winslow Myers. Retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum, Dec 19 1967- Jan 28, 1968 References Sources timlowly.com - Walter Murch Biographical Timeline External links Monograph "Walter Tandy Murch: Paintings and Drawings 1925-1967" published by Rizzoli, September 2021 Walter Tandy Murch Family Estate Walter Tandy Murch: An Introduction by Michael Grimaldi, published in LINEA, The Journal of The Art Students League of New York, Fall 2007. Painting Perceptions Images and commentary on Walter Tandy Murch Walter Murch Essay on Murch by Daniel Robbins, 1966 Walter Murch: A Retrospective Exhibition Brooklyn Museum Archives 1907 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Canadian painters Canadian male painters Art Students League of New York alumni Artists from Toronto Boston University faculty Columbia University faculty