Author: Don Krug Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi ISBN: 9781578067534 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
"Featuring 30 color and 188 black-and-white photographs, the book is organized geographically into eastern, central, western, and northern regions of the state. Each regional division begins with a descriptive tour of the land, the life, and the art that characterize the richness of Wisconsin's cultural landscape. Each section also includes artists' narratives, twenty-six in all, transcribed from interviews Krug and Parker conducted in their travels. Here the artists speak for themselves, relating how they began making art, and how, through art, their interests, values, and personal fulfillment are all interwoven."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Joe Kapler Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press ISBN: 0870208918 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 137
Book Description
In 1867, German immigrant Paul Seifert settled in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin and began capturing the distinctive farms and landscapes of his new home in vivid, detailed watercolors. Today, these paintings are coveted by American folk art collectors across the country, but Seifert’s life remains shrouded in mystery. In this first book written about Paul Seifert, author Joe Kapler examines the life of this enigmatic artist and provides context for his extraordinary art. The book features high-quality reproductions of twenty-two Seifert watercolors (more than half of which have never been published) and many close-ups of his characteristic details, from horses and hay wagons to dogs and dinner bells. Part art history treatment, part coffee table book, part research memoir, and part love letter to the Driftless Area, Wisconsin in Watercolor shines a long-awaited light on Seifert and the land he so carefully rendered over a hundred years ago.
Author: Robert Thomas Teske Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 136
Book Description
This delightful book, amply illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, captures the significant role such traditional arts as basketmaking, needlework, and decoy carving continue to play in the daily life of many Wisconsinites. Several chapters by folklorists provide a context for understanding the ways folk artists use their work to connect the past and present, express ethnic identity, celebrate community, and live creatively off the land. This book is a companion to an exhibit that appeared at the Cedarburg Cultural Center (Dec. '97-Feb. '98), the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay (March-May '98), the State Historical Museum in Madison (June-Oct. '98), and the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire (Nov.-Feb. '99). Distributed for the Cedarburg Cultural Center.
Author: Maggi McCormick Gordon Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1510756698 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 288
Book Description
A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Beautiful Quilts! Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. The more than 30 featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society collection are displayed in period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farmhouses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating each of the original quilts, and after seeing each of them in a true historical context, home sewers will be inspired to create their own versions.
Author: Barbara Manger Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 144
Book Description
Outsider artist, sophisticated naïf, and witch are all labels that have described Mary Nohl (1914-2001), creator of a magical and mysterious site on the shore of Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mary Nohl: Inside and Outside offers the first comprehensive look into the unusual life of a remarkable artist whose surroundings stand as a monument to her creative personality.
Author: James P. Leary Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press ISBN: 0299160335 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 562
Book Description
Highly entertaining and richly informative, Wisconsin Folklore offers the first comprehensive collection of writings about the surprisingly varied folklore of Wisconsin. Beginning with a historical introduction to Wisconsin's folklore and concluding with an up-to-date bibliography, this anthology offers more than fifty annotated and illustrated entries in five sections: "Terms and Talk," "Storytelling," "Music, Song, and Dance," "Beliefs and Customs," and "Material Traditions and Folklife." The various contributors, from 1884 to 1997, are anthropologists, ethnomusicologists, historians, journalists, museologists, ordinary citizens reminiscing, sociologists, students, writers of fiction, practitioners of folklore, and folklorists. Their interests cover an enormous range of topics: from Woodland Indian place names and German dialect expressions to Welsh nicknames and the jargon of apple-pickers, brewers, and farmers; from Ho-Chunk and Ojibwa mythological tricksters and Paul Bunyan legends to stories of Polish strongmen and Ole and Lena jokes; from Menominee dances and Norwegian fiddling and polka music to African-American gospel groups and Hmong musicians; from faith healers and wedding and funeral customs to seasonal ethnic festivities and tavern amusements; and from spearing decoys and needlework to church dinners, sacred shrines, and the traditional work practices of commercial fishers, tobacco growers, and pickle packers. For general readers, teachers, librarians, and scholars alike, Wisconsin Folklore exemplifies and illuminates Wisconsin's cultural traditions, and establishes the state's significant but long neglected contributions to American folklore.
Author: Maggie Holtzberg Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Press ISBN: 9781558496408 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 220
Book Description
Throughout Massachusetts, artists carry on and revitalise deeply rooted traditions that take many expressive forms - from Native American basketry to Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, and Irish music and dance. This illustrated volume celebrates and shares the work of a wide array of these living artists.
Author: Robert Thomas Teske Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 140
Book Description
This delightful book, amply illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, captures the significant role such traditional arts as basketmaking, needlework, and decoy carving continue to play in the daily life of many Wisconsinites. Several chapters by folklorists provide a context for understanding the ways folk artists use their work to connect the past and present, express ethnic identity, celebrate community, and live creatively off the land. This book is a companion to an exhibit that appeared at the Cedarburg Cultural Center (Dec. '97-Feb. '98), the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay (March-May '98), the State Historical Museum in Madison (June-Oct. '98), and the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire (Nov.-Feb. '99). Distributed for the Cedarburg Cultural Center.
Author: Lois Ehlert Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1442435720 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 72
Book Description
The renowned Caldecott Honoree and illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom provides a moving, intimate, and inspiring inside look at her colorful picture book career. Lois Ehlert always knew she was an artist. Her parents encouraged her from a young age by teaching her how to sew and saw wood and pound nails, and by giving her colorful art supplies. They even gave her a special spot to work that was all her own. Today, many years and many books later, Lois takes readers and aspiring artists on a delightful behind-the-scenes tour of her books and her book-making process. Part fascinating retrospective, part moving testament to the value of following your dreams, this richly illustrated picture book is sure to inspire children and adults alike to explore their own creativity.
Author: Don Krug
Author: Joe Kapler
Author: John Rector Barton
Author: Robert Thomas Teske
Author: Maggi McCormick Gordon
Author: Barbara Manger
Author: James P. Leary
Author: Maggie Holtzberg
Author: Robert Thomas Teske
Author: Lois Ehlert