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Barbara Waterman-Peters
Topeka KS
MWS 2-30 (Woman with Crow) (2006)
Colored pencil on paper
Anonymous gift
2007.45
I picked this because I love mystery. Why is that bird on her shoulder? Is it a pet, a visitor or an omen? Does the woman even know it’s there? What are they both looking at? The human seems fixated on something nearby while the crow scans the horizon. Is the bird looking to its left or right? Is its back to us or facing forward? The bird seems alert while the woman appears defeated. Maybe she isn’t looking at anything, and is instead looking inward, lost in thought. What is the source of the red glow?
–Heather Kearns
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Claudia Moniz
England
The Story of Sebastian and Amelia (2005)
Paper, printing, embossing, leather
Edition of 5
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Peter Everwine and Gary Young
West Chester PA
From the Meadow (1991)
Woodcut, letterpress
Edition of 150
Aralia Press, West Chester, PA
Robert B. Green
USA
untitled / KU Stadium (1961)
Pen, ink and ink wash
Gift of Bernard O. Stone
2005.2.4
I like the continuous lines that form subtle images within the images. I like how things are implied but still leave the viewer to fill in the detail.
–Bob Heintzelman, Gallery volunteer
Pop-up books from the library's Special Collections. To find out more about this collection, call the Topeka Room at 785-580-4510.
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88/150: The First Public Inauguration of a Governor in Kansas, January 13, 1879 – The Statehouse in Topeka [From a Sketch by Henry Worrall]
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149/150: Larry Peters, Bowl, 2003, Gift of Sarah Woellhof 2006.17.1
147/150: John Kudlacek – Dysfunctional cup, porcelain, 2004. Kudlacek taught ceramics at Emporia State, and is a member of the Collective Gallery on Huntoon and Oakley. This cup is part of a series of dysfunctional pottery, with holes, piercings, and tears in the clay. Friends of the Library Purchase Award, Topeka Competition 26
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Alabama
Linsey-Woolsey (2008)
Handmade linen and wool paper,
etching, linen thread
Edition of 2
I love handmade paper and this paper is especially interesting to me. Amy has taken a plant-based fiber (linen from the flax plant) and an animal-based fiber (wool) and processed them together to create paper. This “linsey-woolsey” paper is not just beautiful, it also has a wonderful texture. The paper really embodies the message of the text.
–Brea Black
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90/150: Paul Worley, Governor’s Mansion, 1887 , 1960s. The second floor fireplace is now in the Topeka Room. Worley was a self-taught artist. Gift of Arthur M. Mills and Patricia L. Mills, watercolor, 2004.21.1
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148/150: Jack Wright, Lidded Jar, stoneware, no date. Wright taught ceramics at Washburn University, and is one of the more influential potters in the region. He specialized in utilitarian pottery, usually working on the wheel. Gift of John L. and Helen L. Petterson 2005.3.5
146/150: Jim Bass, Seated Woman, nickel alloy bronze 93.14
Gallery Director, Sherry Best, at a volunteer and docent orientation.
IN BACKGROUND: Walter Hatke / Schenectady NY, Teachers (1982-2002) Oil on canvas, Gift of the Library Foundation, 2009.15
Ron Michael
Lindsborg KS
Soil Mysteries (The Feedbag Piece)
(ca. 2005)
Stoneware, tar
Friends of the Library Purchase Award
Topeka Competition 27
2005.16