ROGER WILLIAM ANLIKER

A perceptive and intelligent man who didn't compromise. A joy to converse with.

On this 6th anniversary of Prof. Anliker's passing, I want to send him warm feelings of gratitude in friendship for giving much more to his students than our tuition demanded of him. I hope to be fortunate enough to meet him again in the next world. Thank you Roger!

I graduated from Tyler in 1983 and I have to say that Roger Anliker has remained in my memory as a brilliant artist and one of my favorite teachers. He was a tremendously gifted teacher and I especially enjoyed his "still lifes" and the stories he told as we worked. They usually concluded with a moral, and were often humorous -- darkly humorous -- if I recall. I believe he inspired all of us with the sophistication and wit that he brought to his teaching/lecturing and the fantastical images...

I just today told another student of mine a story about my interaction with the masterful teaching of Roger. He continues to influence my thoughts and I hold the utmost respect for his dedication and great work. I was lucky to be his student from 1972- 1976. Condolences to his family. I was not in touch with him in recent years but will always think of him. Nancy Metz

AS AN ART STUDENT AT TYLER SCHOOL OF ART IN ROME IN 1969 I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING MR. ANLIKER….HE WOULD DROP INTO OUR CLASSES AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND MESMERIZE ME WITH HIS THOUGHTS AND WORDS. UNBELIEVABLE….I THINK I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE ENTRANCED BY HIS MAGICAL DRAW….THEN WHEN I RETURNED TO PHILADELPHIA THE FOLLOWING YEAR I TOOK A CLASS OF HIS AND NEVER REGRETTED IT….HE GAVE ME CONFIDENCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT WHICH IS WHAT A YOUNG ART STUDENT NEEDS….AWESOME TEACHER….
THANK YOU...

Dale Roberts and I share a deeply felt appreciation for the true gift of friendship with Roger Anliker: for his genius as a university professor, for his unbelievable talent as a painter, and for his true generosity and kindness as a human being.

I first met Roger Anliker as an sophomore at Tyler School of Art, Temple University's Art School, when I first took his painting class there in 1980. Immediately I fell under his spell. Mr. Anliker, as we all called him then, pulled us into...

As a graduate assistant at Tyler in the late sixites, I was fortunate to work with Roger. To this day receiving the Roger Anliker Award for Drawing is one of my proudest achievements . I shall always remember him for his kindness and generosity .

Roger Anliker was one of the best teachers I've ever had, in any subject. He didn't just teach art, he taught us about life. He gave everything he had to his students. The atmosphere in his classroom was always inspiring. He was there to teach, and he treated us as adults, not as fragile little eggs to be coddled. He was honest and sincere, and didn't waste our time playing to our egos or his. He was truly "counter-culture" in how he taught - he didn't worry about what people...