The Art of Stanley Grosse
Blurb, 2012
Hardcover/paperback, 200 pages, $70/$60

Stanley Grosse (1956 alumnus) and photographer/designer Bob Will (a 1964 alum of SFSU) created this biography featuring Grosse's life and work. It features 550 photographs and extensive comments by friends and former students. There is also a second version available that excludes the comments (160 pages, 469 photographs, $63 hardcover / $49 paperback).

Grosse says: "Bob Will flew to Maui to meet me. He's now 70 years old. He went away with interviews, hundreds of photos, and a secret desire to do his first book. We Skyped and shared screens, allowing us to have a dialogue while the book was in progress. I furnished him with stacks of CDs with archival photos of my travels, my art over the last 50 years, my master's project completed in Mexico in the early 1960s , discussions of my work, and much more, right up to the present day. A labor of love, but a dream come true of a proper biography.

"Those of us graduating back in those '50s days are getting more rare. Just losing too many old friends. But those of us remaining are dedicated to continuing our craft and have a deep regard for our CCAC. I'm in a wheelchair now but I still feel like when I graduated back in 1956. At least my brain thinks so. I recently finished 200 paintings on envelopes using a variety of materials: watercolor, acrylics, ink stains, transparent overlays, and collage. Since becoming wheelchair-bound, it's the first time in my life that I've dedicated time to doing small pieces. What fun. My electric go-go scooter allows me to get around to photograph and make visual comments about my surroundings.