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Category Archives: artwork
Josephine Walker collection of J.M.W Turner line engravings
Line engraving is an art form that was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, where you could find line engravings done for illustrations in books, magazines, and paintings. The technique for creating line engraving art starts by carving … Continue reading
The White Alphabet
The White Alphabet is an artwork, typographical experiment and a feat of paper engineering. It’s an embossed book containing the letters A-P cut in a pop-up fashion on a continuous piece of paper. The author/artist Ron King came up with … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, alphabet, art, artist, artists books, Books, cut paper, paper, Ron King, Ronald King, Special Collections, the white alphabet
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Artist’s Books: Challenging Norms & Forms
Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Tulsa McFarlin Library is pleased to announce our new Winter 2019 exhibit, Artist’s Books: Challenging Norms & Forms. Artist’s books are works that challenge the traditional idea of what a book is. … Continue reading
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Tagged artist book, artist's book, Books, exhibit, sculptural objects
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Craig Sheppard’s Illustrations
Craig Sheppard was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1913 and studied art at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. During his college days, he was also a bareback rider in rodeos from Oklahoma to New York’s Madison Square Garden. After … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Amaral, art, book, Books, Craig Sheppard, horses, Illustrations, mustang, Oklahoma, Special Collections, Tulsa
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Art Deco in Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma has an outstanding collection of Art Deco architecture. The style is mainly found in the “Deco District” in downtown Tulsa, but it can be seen throughout the city on churches, schools, and gas stations to name a few. … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, art deco, collections, photographs, Special Collections, Tulsa
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Peter Forster’s Wood Block Prints
In 2011, the independent Oscar Wilde scholar, Merlin Holland graciously donated a set of colored prints and masks entitled “Awful Brevity,” created by Peter Forster to Special Collections. This specific print was used in the 1991 Folio Society edition of … Continue reading
Alice in Wonderland: Original Illustrations
Have you ever wondered who originally illustrated Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland? John Tenniel created a total of ninety-two drawings for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. Lewis Carroll had originally illustrated Wonderland … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, art, Books, collections, flip book, Illustrations, John Tenniel, Lewis Carroll, Special Collections
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Lance Hidy: Graphic Arts Posters
Graphic designer, Lance Hidy, is best known for his style of printing by creating clean-cut and minimalist posters. His unique designs stand out with their simplistic nature, vivid colors, and hard-edged shapes. Hidy was born in 1964 in LaGrande, Oregon. … Continue reading
The James Thurber Newspaper clippings
James Thurber was a man of many talents, somebody that identified as a cartoonist, an author, and an actor. The Thurber clippings collection is currently being processed at the McFarlin Library special collections, where a large number of newspaper … Continue reading
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Tagged American authors, artist, cartoonist, cartoons, humorist, newspaper, writer
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Milton Glaser
Have you ever wondered who created the famous “I love NY” logo? Graphic designer, Milton Glaser was commissioned by the State of New York in 1976 to create the iconic logo. Glaser was born in 1929 and went to the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art work, artists, artwork, collections, graphic design, library, logos, Milton, Milton Glaser, New York, posters, Special Collections, Tulsa, university of tulsa
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