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Tag Archives: Illustrations
WWI Memorabilia
World War I is one of the larger collections we house at Special Collections. This ranges from numerous items such as correspondence, trench maps, physical items such as a nurse’s cap, diaries, postcards and more. The diaries show everyday life … Continue reading
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Tagged Great War, history, Illustrations, letters, scrapbook, Special Collections, university of tulsa, World War I, WWI
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Advertising in the Collections
Months ago, while scanning material from a collection, this old advertisement for Kenmore Washers and Dryers caught my eye and when I noticed another ad later, I had the idea to collect various advertisements for a blog post. These advertisements … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, General, History
Tagged ads, advertisements, collections, Ephemera, history, Illustrations, magazines, newspapers, photographs, popular culture
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Bibliographic Curios–Picture Edition
Book are the magical portals where we create our own adventures without ever leaving the reading nook. Books often contain beautiful works of art, but have you ever stopped to think about the book itself as a work of art? Not just … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Books, fine printing, Illustrations, Literature
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ABC of Bugs and Plants in a Northern Garden
Judy Sgantas book ABC of Bugs and Plants in a Northern Garden main focus is about garden pests and plants, specifically focusing on what attracts and repels them. There are definitions for each plant and insect including both the standard … Continue reading
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Tagged alphabet, art, artist, artists books, black and white, Books, bugs, color, garden, gardener, Illustrations, Judy Sgantas, plants, roman capital letters, Special Collections
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The garden: a meditation on man & nature
Maureen Cummins book The garden: a meditation on man & nature shows the story of man’s interaction with nature throughout history, with the use of woodblock prints and watercolor. The illustrations are simple and striking with the use of stark … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artists books, block prints, Books, fine printing, Illustrations, Maureen Cummins, printing, Special Collections
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Cutaway by Sarah Bryant
Sarah Bryant creates her work under Big Jump Press, which she started in 2005 while she was an MFA student at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. She produces letterpress printed artist’s books, prints, broadsides, and hand-bound books. She incorporates … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artists books, cutaway, Illustrations, letterpress, printmaking, Sarah Bryant, Special Collections
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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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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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Illustrations By William Roderick James
French Canadian artist and writer, William Roderick James, was well-known for his illustrations on the American West, specifically of horses and cowboys. He is most known for writing and illustrating Smoky the Cowhorse, which won the Newbery Medal in 1972. … Continue reading
Fore-Edge Paintings: The Heavens and Seasons
Fore-edge paintings are illustrations worked, usually by watercolor, onto the exposed long edge of pages in a book. When the book is closed, the image or images are usually not visible, but when the pages are fanned out, an intricate … Continue reading