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Category Archives: art
Throwbacklist Thursday: Goils Were Goils and Men Were Men
in american history, art, Chicago, communication, photography
Tagged 1930s, Great Depression, journalism, New Deal, photography, Throwbacklist Thursday, World's Fair, WPA
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Generally considered a bummer of epic proportions, the Great Depression nonetheless inspired a measure of nostalgia. Americans looked back to a simpler time, of lives unencumbered by food, employment, homes, or arable Great Plains farmland. Liberals celebrated the halcyon days … Continue reading
Q&A with Painting the Gospel author Kymberly Pinder
in art, author commentary, authors, black studies, Chicago, Illinois / regional, interviews, religion
Tagged Kymberly Pinder, Painting the Gospel, public art
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Kymberly N. Pinder is Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico. Her book Painting the Gospel: Black Public Art and Religion in Chicago explores the social and spiritual impact of African American religious art. The … Continue reading
Judging by the Cover
in art, publishing
Tagged AAUP, AAUP Book, book covers, Jacket and Journal Show, Publishing
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The University of Illinois Press recently had the honor of hosting the 2015 AAUP Book, Jacket, & Journal Show, the traveling exhibition of the 37 books and 40 jackets and covers that make up the very best of the book art created … Continue reading
The University of Illinois Press hosts the annual Book, Jacket and Journal Show, March 4-11, 2016. Sponsored by the Association of American University Presses, nearly 100 books and jackets—the best of university press publishing—are on display for public viewing during the show. … Continue reading
Survey Says! Beyond Art School
in art
Tagged art, Self-taught & Outsider Art, Survey Says!
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Roger Cardinal coined the term outsider art in 1972 as an English-language parallel to art brut, the raw art or rough art Jean Dubuffet described earlier. Britannica defines it thus: “Any work of art produced by an untrained idiosyncratic artist who … Continue reading
Making Photography Matter wins National Communication Association award
in american history, art, authors, awards, Lincoln, photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Cara Finnegan, Making Photography Matter, National Communication Association
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Making Photography Matter: A Viewer’s History from the Civil War to the Great Depression by Cara A. Finnegan has won the Outstanding Book of the Year by the National Communication Association’s Visual Communication division. In Making Photography Matter, Finnegan illustrates how encounters … Continue reading
Andy Warhol, of all the famous figures out there, might mind least that we use his birthday as an opportunity to push a book. His cultivated public persona as a naif obscured an artist and, let’s face it, an entertainer … Continue reading
The Creolization of American Culture wins Irving Lowens Book Award
in art, authors, awards, black studies, dance, music
Tagged Christopher J. Smith, Creolization of American Culture, Society for American Music, William Sidney Mount
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The Creolization of American Culture: William Sidney Mount and the Roots of Blackface Minstrelsy by Christopher J. Smith has been awarded the Irving Lowens Book Award by the Society for American Music (SAM). The SAM award committee had this statement upon … Continue reading
Larry Kanfer book signings and reception in downtown Chicago
in architecture, art, Chicago, photography
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Larry Kanfer will sign copies of his latest book CHICAGOSCAPES in the Chicago Loop on December 17th & 18th. This is a perfect gift for the holidays. Join us for these free events sponsored by the Illinois State Museum’s Illinois … Continue reading
Best of Illinois: Look!
in architecture, art, Chicago, new books, photography, travel
Tagged AIA Guide, Alaina Kanfer, Chicago, Chicago River Bridges, Chicago Skyscrapers, Chicagoscapes, Larry Kanfer, Patrick T. McBriarty, Thomas Leslie
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The Best of Illinois: Vol. 1, catalog offers cutting-edge graphic design, striking photography, a shelf of essential books, and a closeup of a bullfrog. Oh, you’ve heard these superlatives? Here’s the chase, the gist, the nitty, and/or the gritty: 40% off … Continue reading