Milwaukee Handicraft Monday
Here is a lovely block print on textile of a dove on a branch enjoying today’s total solar eclipse (August 21, 2017). And you know what . . . .
… . @providencepubliclibrary!!
@providencepubliclibrary is the Tumblr blog of the Providence Public Library, serving all the information and civic-center needs of the good citizens of Providence, Rhode Island. They are active and rather enthusiastic followers of ours, and they post some really engaging blogs and reblogs themselves. They’ve stated that they are especially fond of our Milwaukee Handicraft collection, and we recall that they were particularly appreciative of surface patterns and nature, so we have selected this eclipse-watching dove of peace in her Laurel tree in recognition.
This image is from our digital collection “Wisconsin Arts Projects of the WPA,” digitized from the original block print on textile in “Surface Patterns,″ volume 2A of Applied Design; Blockprinted Textiles. An Educational Service Prepared by the Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project.
So for all you do, @providencepubliclibrary, this Milwaukee Handicraft Project, block-printed dove of peace is for you!
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The MHP was founded in 1935 by Harriet Clinton, head of the Women’s Division of Wisconsin’s WPA to help unskilled women laborers provide income for their families. Clinton hired Elsa Ulbricht, an art professor at the Milwaukee State Teacher’s College (one of UWM’s predecessor institutions), to direct the project. The MHP hired around 5,000 people in total throughout its highly successful seven-year existence.
Read More about the Project.The Wisconsin Arts Projects of the WPA digital collection was made possible with generous financial support from The Chipstone Foundation.
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