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Don't Be Startled, My Dear Mother, Jon Quiroz Oct 2023

Don't Be Startled, My Dear Mother, Jon Quiroz

Life in Letters: A Typographic Poster Exhibition Featuring Paul Laurence Dunbar

Dimensions: 30 inches wide, 36 inches tall
Inkjet on matte paper, printed on both sides

Artist's statement:

In Letter 66, Paul Laurence Dunbar aims to reassure his mother, Matilda Dunbar, not to be so concerned about his whereabouts. He emphasizes that he will return home as soon as he can. Within the letter, he sends a $2 bill to give financial support during his busy schedule of recitals, particularly in the South—a gesture that underscores his devotion to his family’s well-being even in his absence. Dunbar reassures his mother that after gaining great success from his writing, all the financial …


Color Nirvana, Elizabeth Thomas, Chai Avery Oct 2023

Color Nirvana, Elizabeth Thomas, Chai Avery

P-12 Lesson Plans

In this art lesson for grades 6-12, students will consider how color reads differently depending on chromatic surroundings and experiment with color scheme arrangements to create their own linear collage with adhesive-backed papers. This lesson is based on the exhibition NIRVANA, Polly Apfelbaum displayed at the Zuckerman in the fall of 2023.


A New Art For A New China: Modern Chinese Prints From The Ihrman Collection, Charles Mason, Andie Near Jan 2023

A New Art For A New China: Modern Chinese Prints From The Ihrman Collection, Charles Mason, Andie Near

Kruizenga Art Museum Exhibition Catalogs

Kruizenga Art Museum, Hope College Catalog for exhibition: "A New Art for a New China: Modern Chinese Prints from the Ihrman Collection". Exhibition dates: September 1-December 16, 2023. Charles Mason, author. Andie Near, photographer, designer.


The Language Of Color, Hong Hong, Bridget Donlon, Mina Takahashi, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2023

The Language Of Color, Hong Hong, Bridget Donlon, Mina Takahashi, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Printmaking

42 pages; 16 portfolios. Hand Papermaking portfolio series. Title from title page of text booklet. Housed in a cloth-covered drop-spine portfolio box (31 x 24 x 5 cm) with paper label on spine. Portfolio contains a text booklet (43 pages) plus 16 specimens of handmade paper in individual white paper folders with letterpress identifying each artist. Text booklet contains artists' statements and biographical information. Contents: Rebeca Alm & Amanda Degener --Tom Balbo -- Viviane Colautti Ivanova -- Kerri Cushman -- Katharine L. DeLamater & Colleen Lawrence -- Sue Carrie Drummond -- Gina Louise Fowler -- Leah Frankel -- Susan Gosin …