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The dragon is a symbol of male vigor, fertility, ultimate abundance, prosperity and good fortune. It is the symbol of the Emperor. The dragon, as a divine mystical creature, is the symbol of the natural world, adaptability and transformation.
A phoenix is the symbol of virtue, duty, correct behavior, humanity, reliability, strength, resilience, good fortune and luck. The phoenix is considered to be the most important of the winged animals, a symbol of yin in the yin-yang energy.
1. Snuff bottle
ca. 20th century
Porcelain, coral, turquoise, wood
97.40.229
2. Yellow dragon bowl
ca. 20th century
Porcelain
94.39.2
3. Phoenix plate
ca. 20th century
Metal
97.40.124
4. Dragon box
ca. 20th century
Cloisonné enamel, metal
97.40.135
Smithsonian Institution NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY at 8th and F Street, NW, Washington DC on Sunday afternoon, 9 February 2014 by Elvert Barnes Photography
THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE Permanent Exhibition
Paul Peck Gallery
Visit NPG / THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE website at www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/struggle/index.html
Elvert Barnes FEBRUARY 2014 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Project
Smithsonian Institution NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY at 8th and F Street, NW, Washington DC on Sunday afternoon, 9 February 2014 by Elvert Barnes Photography
THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE Permanent Exhibition
Paul Peck Gallery
Visit NPG / THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE website at www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/struggle/index.html
Elvert Barnes FEBRUARY 2014 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Project
Susaku Arakawa 'The Given' (Das Vorgegebene), 1972, Galerie der Gegenwart (Museum of Contemporary Art), Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP
16/150: Albert T. Reid’s Sketchbook, Fads, Foibles & Politics: 1896-1908
14/150: “The Little Colonel’s Good Times Book”, diary of Anita Weiskirch, 123 Greenwood, Potwin, Topeka Kansas, age 14, 1912-1913.
17/150: Carry A. Nation’s publication The Smasher’s Mail, 1901, published in Topeka.
13/150: Civil War era cavalry swords, used for practice. These once belonged to Pearl Menninger. Gift of the Menninger Foundation
14/150: First Naval Disaster in Topeka: Performance on the HMS Pinafore – Soldier Creek, “The Modocs”, a singing group, July 4, 1884, at Garfield Park. Boat sank in last act. 17,000 people paid 10 cents admission. Town Hall Tonight brochure.
18/150: Kansas Constitution, Published by Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh
Smithsonian Institution NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY at 8th and F Street, NW, Washington DC on Sunday afternoon, 9 February 2014 by Elvert Barnes Photography
THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE Permanent Exhibition
Paul Peck Gallery
Visit NPG / THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE website at www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/struggle/index.html
Elvert Barnes FEBRUARY 2014 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Project
Anthony Care 'Table Piece LVII' (Tischstück LVII), Galerie der Gegenwart, Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Wet & Wild Papermaking Program
Betsy Roe (Gallery educator and associate curator) along with Brea Black (Special Collections librarian) showed people how to make paper today! Each person got to strain it through a screen and then "roll it up like a burrito" to take home, unroll and dry out.
"More Than Words:
Text, Image, Structure and Material"
Duration: 6:04 minutes
How many ways can a book tell a story? Words and pictures come to mind first, but have you ever wondered if the paper itself or the shape of the book might have something to say as well?
We hope this short video will give you a brief overview of the four ways we believe the books in this exhibit tell their stories.
Mary Frye
"Renaissance Peacock" (1991)
Wood, mixed media
TSCPL Permanent Collection, 1991.7
Curate This! is a mentorship program where area high school students are instructed in the various skills needed to work in a gallery workplace.
Part classroom and part independent study, we are willing to work with instructors to monitor student progress and credit her/him for grading purposes.
Contact our museum educator, Betsy Roe, if you or someone you know is interested in participating in 2014: 785-580-4577 (or) eroe@tscpl.org.
In 2015, the Walker celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding as a public art center dedicated to presenting and collecting the art of our times. Curated by the Walker’s executive director Olga Viso and guest curator Joan Rothfuss, the exhibition looks at 75 years of collecting at the Walker—a history distinguished not only by bold and often risk-taking choices but also acquisitions that have consistently breached the boundaries of media or disciplines.
Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections is on view from October 16, 2014 to September 11, 2016 in Galleries 4, 5, 6.
Curators: Olga Viso and Joan Rothfuss, with Andrew Blauvelt, Jill Vuchetich, and Mia Lopez
The Portland Museum of Art had a wonderful exhibit of coastal maine art colony artists' works. Unfortunately, no photos were allowed. This painting is part of the museum's permanent collection.
Teresa Johnston Basketry
On display in the TSCPL Rotunda through June 2009
Check out Teresa Johnston's Flickr page
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Walter Hatke
Topeka KS
Bertrand Russell (1965-66)
Conté on paper
Gift of Bernard O. Stone & Becky Richmond
2005.2.7
I picked this because I like gesture drawing. Well executed, it can capture essential information in a matter of seconds. There’s no time to think or edit. It is unaffected. Gesture drawing is low-tech, unfussy, and portable. I can make one at the DMV, at the doctor’s office, at a bar, on vacation—at a bar on vacation. Gesture drawings can stand alone or become the foundation of your work—a ghost living beneath finished surfaces, virtually undetected. Making several a day keeps me flexible and aware of critical detail.
Gesture drawings to an artist are like scales and arpeggios to a musician, or warm-up stretches for a ballet dancer. Gesture drawing keeps you sharp and limber.
–Heather Kearns
Teresa Johnston Basketry
On display in the TSCPL Rotunda through June 2009
Check out Teresa Johnston's Flickr page
Rebecca Wright
Topeka KS
untitled (c. 1965)
Watercolor, ink on paper
Gift of Barbara Waterman-Peters and Larry Peters
2005.46.2
DETAIL
Enkawera (wedding necklace), Kenya, Maasai. Made for a bride by her mother. Leather, beads, cowrie shells, aluminum. Gifts of Gary K. Clarke.
DETAIL
Fionnuala Hart Gerrity
Mythological Bestiary, 2010
Vegetable parchment, letterpress, watercolor, fabric
Edition of 12
TSCPL Permanent Collection
This book uses the medieval tradition of the bestiary to introduce mythological creatures from various cultures. I wanted to marry the aesthetic of illuminated manuscripts with more modern printmaking methods to create an edition that would maintain the feel of a hand written work.
Oil lamp. Ghana, Akan. Aluminum. African villages use whatever materials are available. This lamp was made from an empty tomato paste container. On loan from Laura Dalrymple and Jim Harris.
The Portland Museum of Art had a wonderful exhibit of coastal maine art colony artists' works. Unfortunately, no photos were allowed. This painting is part of the museum's permanent collection.
Smithsonian Institution NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY at 8th and F Street, NW, Washington DC on Sunday afternoon, 9 February 2014 by Elvert Barnes Photography
THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE Permanent Exhibition
Paul Peck Gallery
Visit NPG / THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE website at www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/struggle/index.html
Elvert Barnes FEBRUARY 2014 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Project
The crane is believed to live a very long life, so it is a symbol for longevity. Next to the phoenix, it is the second most important winged animal in the Chinese pantheon of animals. A pair of cranes is a symbol of long marriage and ultimate longevity.
A rooster is the symbol for reliability, epitome of fidelity and punctuality. Since the Chinese pronunciation for the rooster’s crest is the same as official, it is also a symbol of advantage. To give a rooster as a gift is to wish someone luck in attaining public office or a promotion.
3. Snuff bottle
ca. 20th century
Porcelain
97.40.250
4. Snuff bottle
ca. 20th century
Porcelain, jade
2005.9.1
5. Snuff bottle
ca. 20th century
Milk glass, inner painting
97.40.287
To paint the inside of the bottle, the artist must paint backwards. A skilled artist may complete a simple bottle in a week while something special may take a month or more.
Exhibit bling
Curate This! is a mentorship program where area high school students are instructed in the various skills needed to work in a gallery workplace.
Part classroom and part independent study, we are willing to work with instructors to monitor student progress and credit her/him for grading purposes.
Contact our museum educator, Betsy Roe, if you or someone you know is interested in participating in 2014: 785-580-4577 (or) eroe@tscpl.org.
In 2015, the Walker celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding as a public art center dedicated to presenting and collecting the art of our times. Curated by the Walker’s executive director Olga Viso and guest curator Joan Rothfuss, the exhibition looks at 75 years of collecting at the Walker—a history distinguished not only by bold and often risk-taking choices but also acquisitions that have consistently breached the boundaries of media or disciplines.
Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections is on view from October 16, 2014 to September 11, 2016 in Galleries 4, 5, 6.
Curators: Olga Viso and Joan Rothfuss, with Andrew Blauvelt, Jill Vuchetich, and Mia Lopez
Clockwise from top:
Deangle mask. Ivory Coast, Dan. Wood. Gift of Dr. Cotter and Jeanne Hirschberg. Deangle mask. Ivory Coast, Dan. On loan from the Hirschberg family. Passport masks. Ivory Coast, Dan. Wood. Gift of Dr. Cotter and Jeanne Hirschberg.
"More Than Words:
Text, Image, Structure and Material"
Duration: 6:04 minutes
How many ways can a book tell a story? Words and pictures come to mind first, but have you ever wondered if the paper itself or the shape of the book might have something to say as well?
We hope this short video will give you a brief overview of the four ways we believe the books in this exhibit tell their stories.
Installation view left to right:
Man's shirt. Sierra Leone. Mudcloth. On loan from Tim and Jett Elmer. Face mask with birds. Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Dan. On loan from Laura Dalrymple and Jim Harris.
DETAIL
Kitty Maryatt & 10 female students
Arch, 2010
Paper, thread, letterpress
Edition of 109; Scripps College Press, Claremont, CA
TSCPL Permanent Collection
On January 7, 2010, just days before class was to start, the Los Angeles Times published a fascinating article on contemporary women architects, highlighting a striking building by Jeannie Gang. Earlier this year, the brand new President of Scripps College chose the Genius of Women as her inaugural theme. What serendipity! This gave us the perfect inspiration
for our artist book: the genius of women architects. After extensive research and class discussion, a mission statement for the book evolved: Architecture, like books, is a delicate balancing act between stability and motion, interior and exterior, aesthetic values and structural practicalities. Books, like buildings, are fundamentally inhabited spaces. They are
incomplete without human interaction.