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as light shines through diana thaters rgb windows, any object in it's path will cast a really cool "spectrum shadow". this is my shadow on the wall.
106/150: Rolland W. Ayers, Rod Mouldboard Prairie Breaking Plow, watercolor and pencil, c 1940, Index of American Design, Loaned by WPA Museum Project 4813
Paul Soldner
Aspen CO
Vessel (1969)
Raku
2008.19
I like how this artist puts figures around the vessel, as if they’re floating and reclining at the same time. Figures are scratched into the surface of the clay—a reverse drawing (sgraffitto).
–Sherry Best
A crane on a rock
ca. 20th century
Embroidered panel, silk
97.40.382
A crane on a rock, looking at the sun symbolizes a high-placed official who sees all things.
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Robert Sudlow
Lawrence KS
untitled / Hulbert’s Garden
(1993-1995)
Oil on Cadillac paper
Gift of Horace W. Eubank
2005.28.4
This picture is hazy impressionistic with bright touches and vivid colors blended with hazy pastels. It is beautiful with much movement and energy.
–Beth Sparling, Gallery volunteer
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