The University of Saint Francis continues to be blessed by many alumni, friends and supporters in the artistic community. Several of those artists and supporters have shown their affection for USF by donating a variety of works of art for the edification of students and the USF community.
ART APPRECIATION Art donations to USF Creative Arts expand the possibilities for reflection and enjoyment
USF alumna Patricia Griest (MA ’71) and her late husband Walter D. Griest, M.D., donated more than 300 books from their four-decade collection. The donations include books published by the Limited Editions Club and its predecessor, the Heritage Club. They are limited press books using archival papers, letterpress and fine embellished bindings. The texts include a variety of subjects: visual art, poetry, classic literature, history and politics. The collection also includes books with bound prints that illustrate the narratives of the texts by numerous historic artists, including Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Ryman, Sean Scully, Jacob Lawrence, Leonard Baskin, Francesco Clemente, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Elizabeth Catlett. One of the most notable books, “Genesis,” by Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) from Limited Editions Club (published in 1989), is letterpress and bound, including eight silkscreens by Lawrence. “Books are the voices of the ages, recreating in minds today the thoughts and dreams of minds long departed,” Patricia Griest said.
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saint francis magazine | fall 2020
