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1988

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1995

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Announcement, Review Committee Selections: Joan Bontempo, Michael McGillis, Deanna Sperka, Paul Stewart

This is a Announcement. It was designed by Edward Fella. It is dated 1988 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is offset lithograph on gray paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edward Fella. It is credited Gift of Edward Fella.

Its dimensions are

43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. )

It is signed

Signature imprinted in black ink, verso, left edge, center, running upward, sideways: Design: Edward Fella, Agenda, late 88

It is inscribed

Recto: Imprinted in black, across upper edge, center: Review Committee Selections/ September 9 - October 8, 1988/ Opening: Friday,/ September 9, 5:00 - 8:30 PM/ The Review Committee 87/88; running upward, sideways: Pi Benio/ Larry Cressman/ Tom Paul Fitzgerald/ Douglas Warner/ Mary Preston/ Mary Brecht Stephenson; across upper right edge, running downward, sideways: Selections are the following:; across lower half of sheet, center: Joan Bontempol/ Michael McGillis/ Deanna Sperka/ Paul Stewart; across lower left edge, running upward, sideways: DETROIT/ FOCUS; running downward, sideways: GALLERY/ 643 Beaubien, 3rd Floor Detroit, Michigan 48226; diagonally across lower left quadrant, running upward: Gallery Hours:/ Wednesday-Saturday/ Noon-6 p.m.; across lower left corner: (313) 962-9025 Verso: Imprinted in black diagonally across sheet, from lower left quadrant to upper right quadrant: Detroit/ Focus/ gallery; across lower left quadrant: Detroit Focus allery Across from the Bricktown People Mover Station/ 743 Beaubien 3rd Floor/ Detroit, Michigan/ 48226; across lower left corner, running upward, sideways: With the support of:/ The National Endowment for the Arts/ The Michigan Council for the Arts/ The Detroit Council for the Arts; across lower right quadrant: Nonprofit Org./ Bulk Rate/ U.S. Postage/ PAID/ Detroit, Michigan/ Permit No. 2960

Cite this object as

Announcement, Review Committee Selections: Joan Bontempo, Michael McGillis, Deanna Sperka, Paul Stewart; Designed by Edward Fella (American, b. 1938); USA; offset lithograph on gray paper; 43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. ); Gift of Edward Fella; 1995-42-22

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