Tag: Art
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Letterpress Treasures from the Common Press
Written by Alexandra M. Wilder The Common Press was founded at the University of Pennsylvania on January 17, 2006, the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth. As such, you would be right if you guessed that the “Ben” below is, in fact, in reference to Benjamin Franklin (2006, created by students at the Common Press).…
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Archiving for Artists: Tips from the Etta Winigrad Papers, 1968-2016
Written by Alexandra M. Wilder, archival processor I recently processed the Etta Winigrad papers, 1968-2016, a collection of slides and photographs of artwork, correspondence, and exhibition records belonging to Philadelphia-based sculptor, and University of Pennsylvania graduate, Etta Winigrad. In addition to her amazing art (see above), I was struck by how many things Etta Winigrad…
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“I felt more than a little used” – Don Stacy’s Correspondence with Vilém Flusser, 1973-1976
Written by Alexandra M. Wilder, archival processor Donald L. Stacy (1925-2008), known primarily as Don Stacy, was an artist and art teacher born in New Jersey, who lived and worked for most of his life in New York City. Vilém Flusser (1920-1991), pictured below– a Czech-born philosopher who lived for a long period in Sao…
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