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A 52-page book of poems and illustrations

Pictura & Prairie Poetics: Twenty-three Poems by James Hearst

Pictura & Prairie Poetics: Twenty-three Poems by James Hearst

Artist Behrens, Roy Hearst, James
Artist Notes

Signed first edition.

This book was edited by Professor Behrens with texts by James Hearst (1900-1983). Digital images were provided by UNI students of graphic design and include the following: Zach Bird, Kelly Cunningham, Desiree Dahl, Tiffany Daubert, Stephanie Davison, Kramer Dixon, Kelsey Faybik, Christian Gargano, Kellie Heath, Bradley Kennedy, Matthew Kramer, Stephanie Mathena, Chelsea Mcnamee, Jennifer Miller, Chase Murphy, Danielle Shearer, Andy Snitker, Joel Steger, Ian Tucker, Aaron Van Fossen, Brandi Weiss, Amber Wessels, and Josie Wolter.

The editor Behrens states, "This collaborative group project was completed during the fall semester of 2014, in the UNI Department of Art, in a course titled Graphic Design: Digital Image Design, as taught by Roy R. Behrens. It was privately published in November 2014, to coincide with the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the James and Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The copyright for the poems in this volume belongs to the UNI Foundation. the copyright for each image belongs to the person who made it. None of the copyrighted material can be reproduced in any form without written permission of its originators."

Signed first edition.

This book was edited by Professor Behrens with texts by James Hearst (1900-1983). Digital images were provided by UNI students of graphic design and include the following: Zach Bird, Kelly Cunningham, Desiree Dahl, Tiffany Daubert, Stephanie Davison, Kramer Dixon, Kelsey Faybik, Christian Gargano, Kellie Heath, Bradley Kennedy, Matthew Kramer, Stephanie Mathena, Chelsea Mcnamee, Jennifer Miller, Chase Murphy, Danielle Shearer, Andy Snitker, Joel Steger, Ian Tucker, Aaron Van Fossen, Brandi Weiss, Amber Wessels, and Josie Wolter.

The editor Behrens states, "This collaborative group project was completed during the fall semester of 2014, in the UNI Department of Art, in a course titled Graphic Design: Digital Image Design, as taught by Roy R. Behrens. It was privately published in November 2014, to coincide with the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the James and Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The copyright for the poems in this volume belongs to the UNI Foundation. the copyright for each image belongs to the person who made it. None of the copyrighted material can be reproduced in any form without written permission of its originators."

Date 2014 2014
Medium paper and cardstock bound with wire paper and cardstock bound with wire
Dimensions 14" W .25" D 8.75" L 14" W .25" D 8.75" L
Count 1 1
Credit Line Gift of Roy R. and Mary Snyder Behrens, Dysart, IA Gift of Roy R. and Mary Snyder Behrens, Dysart, IA
Accession number 2018.043 2018.043
Provenance Home of Roy R. and Mary Snyder Behrens, Dysart, IA Home of Roy R. and Mary Snyder Behrens, Dysart, IA