Card Catalogues and The Crow Fair
July 7, 2018 8:52 AM   Subscribe

 
These are exquisite. I wish my government still had jobs for unemployed artists. Sigh
posted by dbmcd at 9:23 AM on July 7, 2018 [3 favorites]


wow! The cards are pretty neat but the artist putting them in their cultural context is even cooler.
posted by vespabelle at 12:39 PM on July 7, 2018


This is extremely cool, and, as vespabelle says, what the artist does with them is wonderful.

The Smithsonian NMNH Department of Anthropology has some pen and ink drawings in their old catalogue ledger books, particularly in the second half of the 19th century, but they are all small and in black and white. Some are pretty wonderful though. They have been scanned and attached to records in the artifact database, which is online. Here's a direct link to an example.
posted by gudrun at 5:08 PM on July 7, 2018


Lovely and as is Gudrun's link. This is the kind of stuff that I loved as a kid and got me into the social sciences.
posted by Ashwagandha at 5:24 PM on July 7, 2018


Wendy Red Star is the shit. Follow her on Instagram. Go to her upcoming exhibitions. That's all.
posted by Miko at 8:09 PM on July 7, 2018


wish my government still had jobs for unemployed artists. Sigh

Don't give up hope. It found a job for a rich con-artist, which is a start. Could trickle down.
posted by Twang at 8:49 PM on July 7, 2018


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