Index of American Design [poster 11, 2022-2023]

Creator

Roy R. Behrens, University of Northern IowaFollow

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Identifier

194

Creation Date

2022

Description

Alt Text: Poster with an image of a piece of textile with a diamond design in blue and cream colors. Text in gray and black letters.

Transcription: A Poster Exhibition About the index of American Design. 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free. 'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be...-Joseph Brackett (Shaker Elder).

Description: A poster based on a painting by Alois E.Ulrich of a Shaker coverlet created as a part of the Index of American Design program of the United States government that ran from 1935 to 1942.

Sub-Collection

Index of American Design

Series Title

Index of American Design

Series Description

The twenty-eight posters in this series were designed in 2022-2023 by Roy R. Behrens, UNI Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Scholar. His intention was to celebrate the efforts of the original American craftspeople, the artists who made the interpretive images, and government sponsorship of the Index of American Design. Many more of the original images, as well as more information, can be found online at the National Gallery of Art.

Copyright

©2022 Roy R. Behrens

Type

Image

File Format

image/png

Recommended Citation

Behrens, Roy R., "Index of American Design [poster 11, 2022-2023]" (2022). Behrens Poster Archive. 194.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/behrens_posters/194