Philadelphia Inquirer - January 7, 1968

Victoria Donohoe

Sidney Goodman’s show of 56 paintings done since 1963, now on view at Johnny Aiello’s “Gallery Pane Vino”, 20^th St. at Pine does an unusual thing by bringing together not only preliminary studies for finished paintings but scores of informal notebook sketches that as a rule are not seen in gallery exhibitions. Pencil, paper, charcoal and watercolor are used for realistic figure subjects, landscapes and still life. (Perhaps it should be mentioned in passing that young Sidney Goodman and Andrew Wyeth are the only local painters currently represented at the Whitney Annual in New York, and surprisingly this is the first local Goodman drawing exhibit since the Print Club featured his travel sketches about five years ago.) Here the artist proves himself a strong image-maker as well as a suspenseful story-teller. He seems to enjoy himself while retaining full control of his disciplines. It is a delightful show.