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Leonard Baskin: Imaginary Artists, Kathya M. Lopez, Erica M. Schaumberg Oct 2017

Leonard Baskin: Imaginary Artists, Kathya M. Lopez, Erica M. Schaumberg

Schmucker Art Catalogs

Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) was an American sculptor, illustrator, and printmaker. He is perhaps best known as a figurative sculptor and a creator of monumental woodcuts. The Gehenna Press, Baskin’s private press, operated for over 50 years (1942-2000) and produced more than 100 volumes of fine art books. His most prominent public commissions include sculpture for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and the Woodrow Wilson Memorial, both in Washington D.C., and the Holocaust Memorial in Ann Arbor, MI. Baskin received numerous honors, among them a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Gold Medal of the National Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Jewish …


Creative Nonnatives: Painting Invasive Insects Of The United States, Monica Tynan May 2017

Creative Nonnatives: Painting Invasive Insects Of The United States, Monica Tynan

Senior Honors Projects

An invasive species is a nonnative organism that may cause damage to an ecosystem. Invasive species cause problems in an environment by outcompeting native organisms for resources or by feeding upon native species. Invasive insects in particular can harm an ecosystem by consuming foliage and decreasing biodiversity. During my experience at the Preisser Lab at the University of Rhode Island, I witnessed rsthand the damage that invasive insects can do to a tree population, and I learned about how ecosystem dynamics can be disrupted by the introduction of a nonnative species.

My project portrays an aesthetically pleasing visualization of several …


Paleoimagery: The Artistic Restoration Of Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Life, Colin Mcnulty May 2017

Paleoimagery: The Artistic Restoration Of Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Life, Colin Mcnulty

Honors Projects

My purpose in creating this paper is to research a holistic view of paleontological illustration (also called paleoimagery or paleoart). A thorough history of paleoimagery is outlined from its roots in biblical illustration in the 17th and 18th centuries approaching the modern day. A two-fold examination of the utility of art to communicate science and its use within the science of paleontology is also given. This includes discussions of the specific components of art pieces that help them to successfully communicate scientific ideas and examples of how paleoimagery contributes to paleontology. The author then outlines the conception and …


The Importance Of Branding In Small Businesses, Amber J. Rabie Apr 2017

The Importance Of Branding In Small Businesses, Amber J. Rabie

Senior Honors Theses

The Land of Milk & Honey Farm exists to provide quality food produced in facilities that practice good stewardship to the Earth. It is a small business devoted to loving, careful stewardship and the production of quality goods. The mission of The Land of Milk & Honey is to combine traditional farming practices with a sustainable and environment-friendly approach to agriculture. It aims to provide customer satisfaction by being respectful and responsible over animals and the earth, and by producing quality products. To reach this objective, the farm intends to educate consumers and provide an alternative source for truly farm-fresh …


Untitled, Anonymous Author Feb 2017

Untitled, Anonymous Author

The Tuxedo Archives

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Unititled, Anonymous Author Feb 2017

Unititled, Anonymous Author

The Tuxedo Archives

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Untitled, Anonymous Author Feb 2017

Untitled, Anonymous Author

The Tuxedo Archives

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Untitled, Anonymous Author Feb 2017

Untitled, Anonymous Author

The Tuxedo Archives

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Mer-Me, Jennifer Jensen Feb 2017

Mer-Me, Jennifer Jensen

The Tuxedo Archives

Illustration


Leopard Print, Jennifer Jensen Feb 2017

Leopard Print, Jennifer Jensen

The Tuxedo Archives

Illustration.


Housewife's Heart, Jennifer Jensen Feb 2017

Housewife's Heart, Jennifer Jensen

The Tuxedo Archives

Illustration - social commentary


The Short Story And The Photographic: Twentieth-Century Imagetexts In And Of The Americas, Lucienne Muller Feb 2017

The Short Story And The Photographic: Twentieth-Century Imagetexts In And Of The Americas, Lucienne Muller

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation examines the visuality of the short story from an intermedial point of view, that is, with a focus on the relationship between the short story and the photographic visual. This analysis draws from photographic theory and from the writings of photographer and writer Julio Cortazar whose philosophy puts forward the idea of a reader who becomes the inventive co-creator of the fictional work.


Emily Olsen Senior Art Portfolio, Emily Olsen Jan 2017

Emily Olsen Senior Art Portfolio, Emily Olsen

Senior Art Portfolios

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Alex Velicer Senior Art Portfolio, Alex Velicer Jan 2017

Alex Velicer Senior Art Portfolio, Alex Velicer

Senior Art Portfolios

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Katie Vogel Senior Art Portfolio, Katie Vogel Jan 2017

Katie Vogel Senior Art Portfolio, Katie Vogel

Senior Art Portfolios

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Alison Cordry Senior Art Portfolio, Alison Renae Cordry Jan 2017

Alison Cordry Senior Art Portfolio, Alison Renae Cordry

Senior Art Portfolios

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Haley Kropp Senior Art Portfolio, Haley Kropp Jan 2017

Haley Kropp Senior Art Portfolio, Haley Kropp

Senior Art Portfolios

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It Matters What You Call A Thing: How Illustration During The Indian Mutiny Shaped The Visual Culture Of Victorian England, Josh Corson Jan 2017

It Matters What You Call A Thing: How Illustration During The Indian Mutiny Shaped The Visual Culture Of Victorian England, Josh Corson

Honors Library Research Award

2016/2017 second place award winner. The paper elucidates the origins of image, text, and ideology as a visual culture of fear and racism in white, middle-class England. 12 pages.


The Bunny Who Wore A Red Hat Children's Book, Alyssa N. Myers Jan 2017

The Bunny Who Wore A Red Hat Children's Book, Alyssa N. Myers

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

As an artist as well as a developer, having the ability to think both creatively and critically has helped me become an excellent problem solver. This along with the experience in animation for which I long will transform me to become a great storyteller as well. There is beauty in a universal language that can bring others together, and I believe that is what animation and illustration can accomplish. This project has given me the opportunity to incorporate my illustration skills, practice the writing aspect of storytelling, and develop a small animated trailer for marketing the book. Nevertheless, bringing something …