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1990 Forces, Peggy Brown
The New School Of Wood Engraving, Edward A. Gokey
The New School Of Wood Engraving, Edward A. Gokey
The Courier
This article traces the history of modern wood engraving, including the argument in the art world that took place regarding whether wood engraving could be considered "art" in the first place. As the art form gained popularity with print publishers due to its convenience and beauty, internal debates took place about which direction the art form should take, especially within the "New School" of wood engraving that had emerged. Research for the article was aided by Syracuse University's Special Collections.
Parnassus 1990
Parnassus
The 1990 edition of the student literary journal, Parnassus, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.
Seed Sisters, Linda Ganstrom
Seed Sisters, Linda Ganstrom
Master's Theses
The love I've experienced in life has inspired me to explore the positive, creative power of woman. I see woman as a vessel. Within she holds her love, new life, and a host of ideas, emotions and dreams. The potential of women in today's American culture fascinates me. Women face a wide variety of life-choices. For many, these new opportunities in the work-place have been accompanied by fresh dilemmas. How does one juggle family, work, spiritual, and personal responsibilities? Challenged, today's woman is pregnant with possibilities, full of new hope and new life. Yet she also has an eternal side, …
Recent Fires: Contemporary Amercian Ceramics, Philip Rawson
Recent Fires: Contemporary Amercian Ceramics, Philip Rawson
Exhibit Catalogues
This show illustrates something of the depth and range of American ceramics since World War II. It includes both very well-known and less well-known names. As most of the pieces are vessels of one kind or another (with a few oustanding exceptions) it expressly refers us to the roots of the ceramic art in handling clay by throw-potting. Many pieces in fact embody in their imagery the axially centered container. There are also some of those charmingly ironic and brightly glazed confections which have become very popular in recent years, partly for their hi-tech look. But this show is not …