Charles F. Wickler
Charles Wickler is retired from Hamilton School District in Sussex, where he spent a career as an elementary art teacher. He holds a Master’s Degree of Professional Development from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Classical theories of design underlie compositional decisions in this work. By combining animal images with the exalted world of “fine art,” a tension is automatically established. The ordered world of art interacts with the free spirit of the living movements and patterns of the natural world. In Paying Homage the cow, artwork and gallery are drawn separately then assembled to create the “galleryscape.”
Paying Homage was generously donated by the artist and added to the Library’s collection in 2025. The piece is located outside of the Carnegie Room near the periodicals.