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2/150: Topeka’s Founders’ Cabin, photographic visiting card by Leonard & Martin, 1882. The original painting was by Henry Worrall, and is in the collection of the Kansas State Historical Society.
Avis Chitwood | Topeka, KS
"Sunflowers and Grasshopper" (No date)
Linocut
Gift of Alice McClain,Anna Davis, Althea Wallace, and Avis Greenstreet
2011.001.001
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Glenda Taylor
Topeka KS
Untitled (1988)
Ceramic
Gift of George and Lois Monto
2004.14.1
I like the unique form of this piece. It has characteristics that resemble the human body and the tan color also reflects that image. It has a modern appearance—21st century. It calls forth imagination and study.
–Joan Glotzbach, Gallery volunteer
The form and movement of this vase evokes the human form. I feel as though I am looking at the graceful curve of a woman’s back as she slowly twists. The use of glaze and the color of the clay make this form appear soft and smooth.
–Zan Popp
This is a great portrait by Goya. Asensio Julio (c. 1760-1832) was a colleague, fellow painter, and friend of Goya who worked with him on several projects.
Larry Peters
Topeka KS
Loligo 13 (2005)
stoneware, forged steel, limestone
Mulvane-Mountain Plains Art Fair Purchase Award
2006.24
I picked this because I like optical illusions. Sea creatures—in this case a Loligo (species of squid)—are by nature fluid and buoyant. Peters’ “squid” is constructed from a heavy metal alloy (steel), but zooms weightlessly through the air. Optical illusion occurs in nature, too. Animals blend into their environment to deceive predators by imitating the colors, shapes and structures of their habitat. Loligo’s tentacles mirror the clusters of sea anemones among which it hides, waving in unison with the ocean’s current.
Sidenote: A+ for Peters’ inventiveness in solving the suspension issue: use one fluid arm for support, but make it look as if it’s simply skimming the ocean floor.
–Heather Kearns
132/150: Stephanie Muñoz-O’Neil, Library in Blue, 2004, mixed media, inspired by the construction work during the library’s expansion, 2005.22
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25/150: The Boys’ Chronicle, 1903, Published by Boys’ Industrial School (BIS) which later became the Youth Center at Topeka (YCAT), which is still in operation today in north Topeka as a juvenile detention facility. The BIS taught boys trades, including printing.
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105/150: Frank J. Fudge, Grain Cradle, watercolor and pencil c 1940. These two drawings are part of a large series with the Museum Project, a program that matched artists to museums that needed images of their collections. The grain cradle was brought to Kansas in 1874 by David Johnson. It was made of steel and hickory, probably in Ohio. Index of American Design, Kansas WPA project, Gift of Director, Loaned by WPA Museum Project 4813
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20/150: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Paper, April 16, 1887; “Kansas – Views in the City of Topeka, Capital of the State”
Sandals, Ethiopa
Wool, leather; 20th c.
Gift of Annie B. Sweet
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Permanent Collection, S-20