Bright Fields by Bruce Levingston

Bright Fields by Bruce Levingston

“Bruce Levingston, an acclaimed concert pianist, has given the art world a giftThe sincerity of Levingston’s presentation is an expression of something more than mere admiration. It is something permanently ingrained in his heritage as a southerner, a lover of art, and a member of a Mississippi community capable of such nurturing as to produce this daring and remarkable artist, Marie Hull, a woman strong in her roots who grew stronger with every year of her life.”

—Milly West, The Clarion Ledger

“Bright Fields beautifully illuminates the vast contribution of Marie Hull to art in Mississippi. With a full biography, excellent illustrations, and cogent essays by four scholars, Bruce Levingston has brought together a tribute worthy of Marie Hull’s talent and passion, both for life and art.”

—Patti Carr Black, author of Art in Mississippi, 1720–1980; The Mississippi Story; Early Escapades; and many other works

Bruce Levingston, Oxford, Mississippi, and New York, New York, is an acclaimed concert pianist who has given numerous world premieres at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and other international venues. The New York Times declared him one of “today’s most adventurous musicians” and the New Yorker called him “a force for new music.” He is founder and artistic director of the music foundation Premiere Commission, Inc., which has commissioned and premiered over fifty new works, and he is the Chancellor’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Artist in Residence at the University of Mississippi.