Art
Found in 250 Collections and/or Records:
Promotional Materials, c. 2023
This series contains promotional materials produced by Karen Martin.
Radinsky Material Culture and Papers
The Radisnky family, Lithuania/East European inmmigrants, first settled on Denver's West Side in the 1890. Rabbi David Radinsky was the Rabbi of a small Mogen David synangogue orginally organized in his home. His son, Abraham David (A. D. Radinsky) started the A. D. Radinsky and Sons, Inc rag factory. The collection contains photographs, artwork, ephemera, business cards, business catalogs and family papers related to the Radinsky family.
"Rescue", 2007
Encaustic painting on canvas in reds, gold, and blues surrounded by an ash wood frame. Images of hands reaching down from top of canvas toward a wax cast of a chain lock on a door. Wax makes surface 3-dimensional. Multiple lines of Hebrew script carved into the waxed surface at bottom.
"Right Brain, Left Brain", circa 2008
Encaustic painting on canvas in reds, oranges, golds, blues and purples surrounded by ash wood frame. Canvas has black and white image of Maurice Blik and a reverse transfer of the image adjacent. Image is a photocopy of Deborah Howard’s print, B398.01.00017. Wax makes surface 3-dimensional and has nails embedded in it. Tally marks carved into wax and images of the Star of David and a moth visible in the wax (artist uses moths to symbolize Jews in her work).
Sabina's Lock, 2025
A 10 in X 10in wooden box display for Sabina Heller's lock.
Sally H. Story Collection of Art Books
Sammy Lee Papers
Sammy Lee is an interdisciplinary artist living in Denver. Her papers contain process materials for some of her works.
School of Art and Art History Records
Collection contains the records of the School of Art and Art History at the University of Denver. Though a structured course of study in art began at the University of Denver in 1895 and was officially incorporated as a department in 1915, records in this collection begin in 1948 and span until 2010. Collection contains correspondence, reports, press clippings, exhibition information, program handbooks and more. Some material remains unprocessed.
Shoes, circa 1980
Multi-piece artwork consisting of an encaustic painting on canvas, plaster cast of suitcase front, pair of shoes and wood shelf for shoes. Shoes are young child sized red leather T-bar flats.
Shoes, circa 1980
Multi-piece artwork consisting of an encaustic painting on canvas, pair of shoes and wood shelf for shoes. Shoes are toddler sized black patent leather Mary Janes.