October 3 – November 2, 1973
Art Gallery, Eugenia Fuller Atwood Library
Glenside, Pa. – Members of the Beaver College Fine Arts Department will exhibit paintings, prints, designs and ceramics, a special Faculty Show, in the art gallery of the Eugenia Fuller Atwood Library on the Beaver College campus, Easton and Church Rds., Glensie, from October 2 through November 1. The opening reception will be held on Wednesday, October 2 at 4:30 p.m. in the art gallery. The public is invited to attend.
Mr. Jack Davis, of 1419 Jericho Rd., Abington, is chairman of the Beaver Fine Arts Department. Faculty members are Miss Jean Francksen, of 320 S. Camac St., Philadelphia; Mrs. Judith Brodsky, of 59 Castle Howard Court, Princeton, N.J.; Miss Alma Alabilikian, of 1922 Waverly St., Philadelphia; Mrs. Ann Williams, of 414 Delaware St., New Castle, Del.; Mrs. Paula Winokur, of 435 Norristown Rd., Horsham, and Mrs. Ann W. Develin, of 510 Olympic Ave., Havertown.
1973 BEAVER NEWS
“Faculty art show Opens tomorrow” by Janice Cameron
The members of the art department faculty will participate in the faculty art show on Wednesday, October 3, in the Atwood Gallery. All the teachers are professional artists and will exhibit three or four pieces of their private work. Jack Davis, chairman of the department, will show four new canvases, molded in soft, irregular shapes. “The designs painted upon them modify their shape and add special ambiguities,” Mr. Davis explains. “The idea is to find out what will happen in painting when one doesn’t have the regular format to work against, or the taut, drum-like surface of the standard canvas. I think it gives an entirely different feeling to the viewer, because there is a basic casualness to the painting caused by the surface irregularities.”
Jean Francksen, associate professor of fine arts, will exhibit a sketch of one of her larger pieces which will become part of the W. T. Cowan Motor Freight Company building, as part of the Redevelopment Program of Art Work on City Projects. Ms. Francksen will also show a stainless steel model of a six foot six inch standing sculpture now on exhibition in the Union building in Washington, D.C. “The sculpture is symbolic in color and shape of the high degree of craftsmanship to be found in the Sheet Metal Workers International Association,” Ms. Francksen said. “It is an example of the artist’s problem in finding a symbol that is usable and workable.” In addition, Ms. Francksen will show several small watercolor drawings.
Judith Brodsky, assistant professor of fine arts, will exhibit an eight foot long intaglio print on continuous paper, with from ten to fifteen separate colors. It is very rare for a large print to be made in the intaglio process, due to the extreme difficulty of the technique. Ms. Brodsky will also show several very small prints she created in an experiment in extremes.
Paula Winokur, lecturer in ceramics, will show several porcelain pieces, including a large Wedding Box, hand-built of porcelain. Ann Williams will exhibit one large fabric construction and a color acrylic painting. Alma Alabilikian and Janic Devlin, lecturers in interior design, will exhibit photos and models of their current work projects. “My problem is to represent the working relationship of the interior designer and the architect,” Ms. Alabilikian said. Ms. Devlin will show four or five different installations of her contracted interiors, including Gray and Rogers, Blyth, Eastman and Dillon, and A. Pomerance and Company.
All the faculty would be happy to discuss their work with anyone interested at the opening, and all pieces will be available for purchase.
