Amongst the files that were kept on exhibitions held at the University Gallery, an occasional treat is provided to the processor by the inclusion of photographs of the installation and final appearance of the exhibit. Often intermixed with correspondence and checklists of artwork, these photographs offer us prime examples of exhibit design from the era in which the exhibition was held.

“Materials and Tools of Art,” prepared by Gallery staff, was held from September 29 to October 29, 1947.

A September 16, 1947 news release from the U of M News Service (Digital Conservancy) offers this statement:

“The exhibition will show the materials and tools from which an artist works and will explain how his choice of materials and tools plus his inventiveness and creativeness go into the making of a work of art.”

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Watercolor, Stone