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Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Mss 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Apr 2014

Downing, Joseph Dudley, 1925-2007 (Mss 565), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 565. Correspondence, articles, news clippings, photographs, exhibit invitations and catalogs, and miscellaneous materials documenting the artistic works and personal life of native Kentuckian artist Joe Downing during his career in the United States and abroad. Includes records of exhibits and patrons of Downing’s work.


[Sabbatical Report], Michael Nichols Apr 2014

[Sabbatical Report], Michael Nichols

Sabbatical Reports

This sabbatical provided me with the time and focus to advance my art studio practice in the buon fresco painting technique. Through a variety of experimental and process-oriented studio activities, [ investigated ways in which the technique can be utilized in the contemporary painting discourse. Traditionally, this foml of painting was employed on a freshly plastered wall or ceiling in a process that is rigid and fixed. My experiments yielded results that advance the potential modes of creation and presentation of the buon fresco painting technique. [ am pleased with the quantity of the works completed and their initial reception …


Klein, Henry J., 1927-2011 (Mss 490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Klein, Henry J., 1927-2011 (Mss 490), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 490. Two collections of folio sheets filled with mechanical drawings executed by Henry J. Klein for classroom projects at New Albany Junior High School (1942) and New Albany High School (1943-1946).


Covington, Wickliffe (Cooper), 1867-1938 (Sc 2803), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2014

Covington, Wickliffe (Cooper), 1867-1938 (Sc 2803), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2803. Letter to “Daisy,” written by Bowling Green, Kentucky artist Wickliffe (Cooper) Covington, making arrangements for Daisy to fire a chocolate pot, plate and other china.