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1991

  • Work on this object began.

1995

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

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Announcement, Artists Choose Artists: John Dempsey, Georgette Zirbes, Susan Cromwell, Thomas Nuzum

This is a Announcement. It was designed by Edward Fella. It is dated 1991 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is offset lithograph on off-white 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, lower center: 1991 DESIGN: EDWARD FELLA fears/ and/ cheers

It is inscribed

Recto: Imprinted in black across upper left quadrant, upside down: artists; arunning upward, sideways: choose; right-side up: artists; diagonally across upper right quadrant, running upward: JOHN DEMPSEY/ SUSAN CROWELL; running downward: GEORGETTE ZIRBES/ THOMAS NUZUM; across upper right quadrant: artists, running downward, sideways: choose; upside down: artists; across center: January 11-February 9, 1991; across lower left edge, running upward, sideways: ALSO IN THE AREA opening JANUARY 11. THE MARKET PRESENTS/ GEORGE ORTMAN & CONNIE WHIDDEN/ DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET/ UPSTAIRS: DURATOR DESSIS NAWROCKI/ CLIFFORD/ ELEINKO/ GOLDFADDEN; across lower right edge, running downward, sideways: REVIEW COMMITTEE/ CURATORS/ CANN HEGARTY MARTA LAGOS/ ALHINTON/ MIKE MCGILLIS/ SAM MORELLO/ SUSAN STEPHENSON; across lower left quadrant: RECEPTION/ :FRIDAY/ JANUARY 11,/ 5:30-8:30 P.M.; across lower half of sheet, center: DETROIT/ FOCUS GALLERY/ 634 BEAUBIEN 3RD FLOOR/ DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48226/ TELEPHONE: (313) 962-9025/ HOURS: WEDNESDAY/ THRU SAT, NOON TO 6 O'CLOCK Verso: Imprinted in black across lower left quadrant: 743 BEAUBIEN 3RD FLOOR/ DETROIT, MICHIGAN/ ACROSS FROM THE BRICKTOWN STATION/ WITH SUPPORT FROM/ THE MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS/ THE DETROIT COUNCIL OF THE ARTS/ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ORG./ MEMBER/ OF/ NAAO; across lower right edge, running downward, sideways: NON-PROFIT ORG./ BULK RATE/ U.S. POSTAGE/ PAID/ DETROIT/ MICHIGAN/ PERMIT NO 2960

Cite this object as

Announcement, Artists Choose Artists: John Dempsey, Georgette Zirbes, Susan Cromwell, Thomas Nuzum; Designed by Edward Fella (American, b. 1938); USA; offset lithograph on off-white paper; 43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. ); Gift of Edward Fella; 1995-42-57

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