Orig. Wilbur Chadwick "Three Faces" Indian River High Start Price USD 700.00 Current Price USD 700.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, July 16, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Location Virginia Beach, VA See more about 'Orig. Wilbur Chadwick "Three Faces" Indian River High' Description Framed ink on paper depicting Three Women Faces..signed l/r dated 73. Measurements:Paper measures 14" x 11”. Framed and matted under glass.  Frame size; 20"  x 17”. Condition: Frame in good condition with glass.  Matting in good condition.  (Unknown if acid free matting). Note:  Looks much better in person.  WILBUR CHADWICK, 71, TOPS IN PEN-AND-INK ART, HAS DIED OF CANCER   TERESA ANNAS THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT   For 40 years, Wilbur Chadwick never grew tired of the human face. He drew weathered women with tired eyes brightened by a rich spirit. And he drew misshapen old men, carrying on with character and dignity. The master of pen-and-ink, and of the classroom, died last Thursday of cancer at Oakwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia Beach. The Norfolk artist was 71.From the early 1960s, Chadwick regularly exhibited at area outdoor shows. He almost always won a prize, usually first or second place. He won best in show in 1968 at Portsmouth's City Park, where his work caught the attention of the director of the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, now The Chrysler Museum of Art. Brian Caldwell gave him a prestigious solo exhibit the next spring. ``He had a major influence on art in Hampton Roads and on art education,' said Tom Felton, art supervisor for Chesapeake public schools. ``He was a master teacher, who served as an example to his students as to what an artist could be.' Always neatly dressed and personable, Chadwick worked for the school system for four decades, the first 26 years as an art instructor. He started at Crestwood High in 1960 and ended up at Indian River High. Many of his students won awards at the Student Gallery regional art contest. He later became a school system supervisor and administrator. In 1983, he was named Chesapeake Teacher of the Year. After working all day, he often went home and made art - sometimes into the wee hours, Felton said. He also served for many years on the Norfolk Design Review Committee with Norfolk artist Ed Carson. The two met at an outdoor art show at Ocean View in the 1960s and remained close friends. Carson visited him the day before he died. Both specialized in realistic figure drawings. But while Carson worked from people he saw, Chadwick invented his faces. He wasn't striving for a likeness; he was addressing the human condition, like Michelangelo and other classicists he so admired. ``I believe there is a potential for dignity and good in all men,' he told columnist Tony Stein in 1983. ``I'm trying to express that spirit in my drawings.' He grew up in Norfolk, the son of a ferry boat engineer who discouraged his youthful ambition to be an artist. ``In those days,' he told Stein, ``blacks had three basic professional career choices - lawyer, teacher or doctor.' But Chadwick loved drawing too much to give it up. He found the best of two worlds by earning an art education degree from Virginia State University in Petersburg. His daughters absorbed his love of the arts. Michele Chadwick studied graphic design at New York's Parsons School of Design and is a freelance graphic designer. Andrea Chadwick, who lives in Virginia Beach, is interested in photography and theater production. They remember their father as a complex, yet playful man with a keen eye for satire and irony. ``He taught us to see art and humor in everything,' Andrea Chadwick said. Chadwick also is survived by his wife, Hattie Chadwick. A private memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday in the Smith and Williams Funeral Chapel in Norfolk.         WILBUR A. CHADWICK     Wilbur A. Chadwick of the 6200 block of Sedgefield Drive, died April 4, 2002, in Oakwood Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. Born in Norfolk, he was a son of the late Samuel and Mrs. Sadie M. Hill Chadwick. His twin brother, John Chadwick, predeceased him.Mr. Chadwick was educated in the Norfolk public schools and graduated from Virginia State College with a bachelor's degree in art in 1956. He spent five years in the U.S. Army and attained the rank of first lieutenant before leaving the service in 1960. He joined the faculty of Crestwood High School in Norfolk County, as an art teacher, in 1961, and taught there for several years before transferring to the Art Department of Indian River High School. He later became a special assistant to the superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools, serving in that administrative capacity for many years, before retiring in 2001 with 40 years of service in education. Meanwhile, Mr. Chadwick was a well known and award-winning artist. His art has been shown in the major galleries in the Hampton Roads area as well as throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic states. Known more for his pin and ink drawing, Mr. Chadwick excelled in charcoal and watercolor, also. His unique style and character made him a favorite among art critics and patrons alike. He was an active member of many civic and educational organizations before declining health forced him to curtail some activities. He was a member of the Norfolk Design Review Committee, 200-Plus Men, Norfolk Rotary Club, the Chesapeake Education Association, as well as the Virginia State University Alumni Association. He is survived by his wife, Hattie Chadwick; two devoted and loving daughters, Andrea D. Chadwick and Michele R. Chadwick, all of Virginia Beach; a caring aunt, Mrs. Sadie M. Wiggins-Bell and husband, Christopher Bell of Clinton, Md.; a cousin, Ms. Josephine Chadwick of Kellamtown, N.C.; and several relatives and a host of friends. A memorial service will be held in the Smith and Williams Funeral Chapel, Norfolk, Saturday at 1 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society or to the Alzheimer's Society of America.     Place a Bid!