FEATURED ESSAY
In Box 191, a folder titled "Print Research," dated 1923-1977 was found. Contained within the folder were several examples of object labels that at one time identified works exhibited at the University Gallery. The objective of a label is to provide the credentials of the work - title, artist, medium, size, ownership, era, etc. Here are some examples:
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Mt. Sainte Victore, by Jacques Villon, Paul Cezanne
![old paper slip](/sites/wam.umn.edu/files/2023-05/printresearch2-thumb-475x339-125823.jpg)
Still Life, by Jacques Villon, Georges Braque
![university gallery card](/sites/wam.umn.edu/files/2023-05/printresearch4-thumb-475x339-125826.jpg)
Tempo, by Robert Kaufmann. This label was included with the work as part of the traveling exhibit, "A University Collects: Minnesota," comprised of works from the University Gallery collection that was circulated by The American Federation of Arts in 1961-1962.
![old orange card](/sites/wam.umn.edu/files/2023-05/printresearch6-thumb-475x339-125830.jpg)
(The Dutchman's), by Cameron Booth. This work, which is now part of WAM's permanent collection, is identified by this label as a loan from the collection of H.D. Walker. Hudson Dean Walker's art collection was donated as a bequest to the University after his death in 1976. Many of the works in his collection were placed on loan to the University as early as 1950.
![an old paper card](/sites/wam.umn.edu/files/2023-05/printresearch5-thumb-475x339-125833.jpg)
Rebecca Wilson
Rebecca Wilson is a graduate student in the Master of Liberal Studies program at the University of Minnesota, completing a minor in Museum Studies. She also serves as a Visitor Services Assistant at the Weisman Art Museum.