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Concept Sketchbook, December 1979-April 1980, John Fischetti

Notebooks

A concept sketchbook created by editorial cartoonist, John R. Fischetti with content from December 1979 through April 1980 containing preliminary sketches of political cartoons and ideas for his daily editorial cartoons. Topics include: George H. W. Bush, Fidel Castro, the Iranian Hostage negotiations, Ted Kennedy, and the Olympic Games in Moscow.

Ua68/5/1 Department Update 2, Wku Art Department

WKU Archives Records

WKU Art Department newsletter regarding exhibitions, commissions, conferences, meetings, workshops, lectures, research and art on campus.

Interview With Mary C. Bow (Fa 44), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of interview with Mary C. Bow conducted by Frankie Hickey on 29 May 1979. From folk studies student project concerning Mary Bow's life and her basket making.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

College Heights Herald Magazine, articles in this issue:

• The Marsupial Awards
• Holman, Connie. In Search of … Graduates Should Remember All the Little Things
• Benson, Steve. Pledges’ Allegiance – Omega Psi Phi
• Fish, Tom. Drawing Attention – Roland Gibbons
• A Year in Review

Concept Sketchbook, March-July 1979, John Fischetti

Notebooks

A concept sketchbook created by editorial cartoonist, John R. Fischetti with content from March through July 1979 containing preliminary sketches of political cartoons and ideas for his daily editorial cartoons. Topics include: Jane Byrne, Jimmy Carter, and Ted Kennedy.

Spring 1979 Department Newsletter, Department Of Art

Historical Material

Various department announcements.

Activities of note include a visit to campus by New York Times art critic, Hilton Kramer as part of the "Chancellor's Celebration - A University's Commitment to Excellence in the Arts," Student Art Competition prizewinners, and the announcement of a new logo to be designed for the Department of Art.

Felting: A Medium Of Visual Expression, Deborah Mcmahon Osterholtz

Graduate Work – Art

The purpose of the weaver and the place of the craftsperson through history has developed from being purely utilitarian to a medium of personal visual expression. Early man used weaving as a functional craft building structures and making cloth to protect himself from his environment. Medieval weaving was artistic and utilitarian, it was used as decoration and insulation in housing. With the advent of new architectural advances of the Renaissance weaving was no longer required to function as housing insulation. During this time, with the growing emphasis on painting and the development of chemical dyes, weavers turned to new colors …

Fall 1979 Department Newsletter, Donald Kurka

Historical Material

Newsletter features profile on art-glass artist, Harvey Littleton, who had an exhibition of work in the Art Department Gallery in the McClung Museum.

The cover debuts the department's new logo, designed by professor Michael Clauser.