We are Marcia Rackow, an artist, and Arnold Perey, an anthropologist, and are consultants on the faculty of the Aesthetic Realism Foundation. Both of us are honored to have studied with Mr. Siegel whose centenary is being celebrated this year, including in Baltimore, MD where he grew up. His birthday, August 16th , was designated "Eli Siegel Day" by the mayor and by the governor. We're proud to study now in classes taught by Ellen Reiss, the Class Chairman of Aesthetic Realism. We have seen in the fields of the visual arts and anthropology that the understanding Aesthetic Realism provides enables a person to see freshly, vividly,.
