ARTWORK
Throughout the semester, students involved in Performing History: The Federal Theatre Project kept handwritten journals, and were encouraged to create artwork inspired by the material they encountered as well as by their own personal experiences with the subject matter. In addition to their analog, paper-and-ink journals, students created collages, mood boards, and sketches, both digital and analog. A sampling of these works is provided here.
Elmer Rice collage by Xephyr Adams
Journal Entry and sketch of Olive Stanton by Hailey Barnson
Artwork by Katie Beazley
Artwork by Caili Harris
Pinocchio puppet, process photo.
Pinocchio puppet with “Revolt of the Beavers” Toy
Pinocchio puppet. Artwork by Caili Harris
Eleanor Roosevelt collage by Madyson Jeffries*
*I enjoyed compiling the photos of Eleanor. It felt like I was honoring her in some way. I aimed for my collage to have some “easter eggs” so people will spend time to explore it.
First journal entry and collage by Ashlee Ramey
Artwork by EPV
Perry Bruskin • Martin Dies • Hallie Flanagan (1935) • Hallie Flanagan (1939) • Rosamond Gilder • Susan Glaspell • Hazel Huffman • Frida Kahlo • Mary Merrill • Virginia Nicholson • Elmer Rice • Eleanor Roosevelt (1935) • Eleanor Roosevelt (1939) • Franklin Delano Roosevelt • Olive Stanton • Helen Tamiris • Orson Welles • Artwork • Collaborators • Directors’ Note • Front Page Tableau • Music • Pen Pals • Research/Source Material • Share Your Thoughts • Special Thanks