papermaking
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: The process of creating a sheet or web from matted and felted fibers, mostly vegetable, often with the addition of sizing, filler, and coloring material, either by hand or machine.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Center for Book and Paper Arts
Collection
Identifier: RG 08.03.04.01
Introduction
The Center for Book and Paper Arts (CBPA) at Columbia College Chicago was founded in 1994 by noted paper artists Marilyn Sward and Barbara Metz. The CBPA is one of the largest book and paper arts institutions in the United States and serves as a platform for students and faculty from Columbia College Chicago to collaborate with internationally recognized paper artists. This collection is currently partially processed and showcases creative work by students and faculty members of the Center...
Dates:
1939-2012 and undated
Sub-series 1: Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe, 2005-2017
Sub-Series
About This Section
The materials relate to the visiting artist Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe, from the Yanomami village of Pori Pori in Venezuela, and two other visiting artists who have collaborated with and supported his work, Laura Anderson Barbata, from Mexico City, Mexico, and Luis Romero, from Caracas, Venezuela. The material contains work from all three artists as well as Center for Book and Paper Arts students and faculty created during from separate visits to Chicago in 2010 through 2012.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2005-2017