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Learning Through Failure, Lily A. Mader Feb 2023

Learning Through Failure, Lily A. Mader

CAFE Symposium 2023

This project focuses on the drawing technique by Henri Matisse. I used his work as inspiration to create a retractable bamboo stick for personal use.


Dr. Seuss And Uncle Sam, Ziv R. Carmi Apr 2021

Dr. Seuss And Uncle Sam, Ziv R. Carmi

Student Publications

This is an examination of the WWII era political cartoons of Theodor Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss), which covered a variety of topics ranging from isolationism to anti-Axis propaganda to racism and bigotry at home. The project further investigates the attitudes of German-Americans towards Hitler, using Geisel's very vocal hatred of the Nazi leader to compare his sentiments with many of his contemporary peers.


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 …


Posada: José Guadalupe Posada And The Mexican Penny Press, Schmucker Art Gallery Jan 2017

Posada: José Guadalupe Posada And The Mexican Penny Press, Schmucker Art Gallery

Schmucker Art Catalogs

José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913) was one of Mexico’s most influential political printmakers and cartoonists. Posada produced an extensive body of imagery, from illustrations for children’s games to sensationalistic news stories. He is best known, however, for his popular and satirical representations of calaveras (skeletons) in lively guises, who have become associated with the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations. Posada’s prints shaped generations of Mexican artists including the muralists Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. This exhibition features a range of prints and print media including calaveras, chapbooks, political prints, devotional images, and representations of natural disasters …


Draped Chair, Josephine Meier Jan 2017

Draped Chair, Josephine Meier

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Bust, Palette, And Glass Jars, Josephine Meier Jan 2017

Bust, Palette, And Glass Jars, Josephine Meier

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


The History And Influence Of Maria Sibylla Merian's Bird-Eating Tarantula: Circulating Images And The Production Of Natural Knowledge, Kay Etheridge Jan 2016

The History And Influence Of Maria Sibylla Merian's Bird-Eating Tarantula: Circulating Images And The Production Of Natural Knowledge, Kay Etheridge

Biology Faculty Publications

Chapter Summary: A 2009 exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum on the confluence of science and the visual arts included a plate from a nineteenth-century encyclopedia owned by Charles Darwin showing a tarantula poised over a dead bird (figure 3.1).1 The genesis of this startling scene was a work by Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647–1717), and the history of this image says much about how knowledge of the New World was obtained, and how it was transmitted to the studies and private libraries of Europe, and from there into popular works like Darwin’s encyclopedia. It is unlikely that Merian ever imagined …


A Horse Of Many Stripes, Megan E. Zagorski Jan 2016

A Horse Of Many Stripes, Megan E. Zagorski

The Mercury

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The Mercury 2016 Jan 2016

The Mercury 2016

The Mercury

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The Biology Of Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Kay Etheridge Jan 2016

The Biology Of Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Kay Etheridge

Biology Faculty Publications

Book Description: This facsimile of one of the most beautiful books of natural history ever created contains sixty magnificent illustrations showing exotic insects, with the original descriptions. The reissue is the same size as the original and is enriched with an illustrated introduction about the life, work and significance of Maria Sibylla Merian, and a new scientific description of all the insects, animals and plants.

The life and work of this German woman who moved to the Netherlands has been the subject of international research by botanists, entomologists and historians concerned with the history of science, art, religion and economics. …


The Duomo, Taylor L. Andrews Apr 2015

The Duomo, Taylor L. Andrews

The Mercury

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Ireland, Taylor L. Andrews Apr 2015

Ireland, Taylor L. Andrews

The Mercury

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Untitled, Silvia Chon Jan 2013

Untitled, Silvia Chon

The Mercury

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Angelina, Silvia Chon Jan 2013

Angelina, Silvia Chon

The Mercury

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The Mercury 2013 Jan 2013

The Mercury 2013

The Mercury

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Drum Point, Chelsea A. Anspach Jan 2013

Drum Point, Chelsea A. Anspach

The Mercury

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On A Tree, Lisa R. Del Padre Jan 2013

On A Tree, Lisa R. Del Padre

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Emily, Chelsea A. Anspach Jan 2013

Emily, Chelsea A. Anspach

The Mercury

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Hazard Tsunami, Lisa R. Del Padre Jan 2013

Hazard Tsunami, Lisa R. Del Padre

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Purple Eva, Chelsea A. Anspach Jan 2013

Purple Eva, Chelsea A. Anspach

The Mercury

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Untitled, Silvia Chon Jan 2013

Untitled, Silvia Chon

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Lincoln, Megan E. Zagorski Jan 2013

Lincoln, Megan E. Zagorski

The Mercury

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London, Taylor L. Andrews Jan 2013

London, Taylor L. Andrews

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Flowers, Gabriella M. Schiro Jan 2012

Flowers, Gabriella M. Schiro

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Embrace, Gabriella M. Schiro Jan 2012

Embrace, Gabriella M. Schiro

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Descent, Emily A. Francisco Jan 2012

Descent, Emily A. Francisco

The Mercury

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Dreamscape, Emily A. Francisco Jan 2012

Dreamscape, Emily A. Francisco

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


The Mercury 2012 Jan 2012

The Mercury 2012

The Mercury

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Color, Minah J. Kim Jan 2011

Color, Minah J. Kim

The Mercury

No abstract provided.


Classical Bust, Angela M. Schmidt Jan 2011

Classical Bust, Angela M. Schmidt

The Mercury

No abstract provided.