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"How to Use This Catalog" card, MCAD Library, Minneapolis, MN

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The Greatest Game in the World -- His Move by MCAD Library Via Flickr: Charles Dana Gibson (American illustrator, 1867-1944) 1903 pen and ink on paper illustration for Collier's Weekly; published in the artist's collection The Weaker Sex (1903) See MCAD Library's catalog record for this book. Gibson, Charles Dana. The Gibson Book; a Collection of the Published Works of Charles Dana Gibson ... New York: C. Scribner’s Sons [etc.], 1906 intranet.mcad.edu/library

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Der Froschkönig (The Frog King). Card from a series of color lithographs by an unknown German artist, 1905 or earlier, depicting scenes from the tales of the Brothers Grimm. Here, the frog returns to the princess her golden ball that had fallen down the well. This card is now in the Jack Zipes Historic Fairy Tale Postcard Collection, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Library. Photo credit: MCAD Library.

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Art of the Poster 1880-1918

by MCAD Library

In the late nineteenth century, lithographers began to use mass-produced zinc plates rather than stones in their printing process. This innovation allowed them to prepare multiple plates, each with a different color ink, and to print these with close registration on the same sheet of paper. Posters in a range of colors and variety of sizes could now be produced quickly, at modest cost. Skilled illustrators and graphic designers – such as Alphonse Mucha, Jules Chéret, Eugène Grasset, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec -- quickly began to exploit this new technology; the “Golden Age of the Poster” (1890s through the First World War) was the spectacular result.

This collection of over two hundred digital images of historic posters from the Belle Époque and early twentieth century was originally compiled to support the teaching of Design History and Graphic Design courses at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design. Many of the artists who designed posters during this period were already well-known in other media, such as painting and architecture. Their creative success helped to bridge the gap between “high art” and popular visual culture, and to introduce even those who never visited museums or galleries to examples of innovative modern design. Today, these striking posters are highly regarded as being among the most distinctive examples of fin-de-siecle styles such as Art Nouveau.

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Week 2: Reflections, Creative Leadership

Hello world. Good Evening! Welcome to my tumblr blog: created as an observatory to reflect on my learnings throughout this creative leadership journey of mine. I have not been on this platform since I was a younger, teenage version of myself (who had not a care in the world about digital footprint and was under no scrutiny, whatsoever.)

Self-portrait on black & white 35mm film (circa 2010), Minnesota

I digress. Typing into the eleventh hour and publishing my stream-of-consciousness style of writing live onto the internet really takes me back to a time of leaning into life's unknown(s) with more excitement!

On this blog, I'll be reflecting on my learnings throughout the 2024 fall semester at MCAD. Over the course of 15 weeks, this space will serve as a digital library of sorts- a place to gather my reflections on the content in this Creative Leadership course and review how my ideas on leadership and creative organizing have evolved over time. Think of it as a live, journal exploring creative leadership in practice!

We begin this week with reflections on the following few blog posts / articles assigned in our Week Two modules: 1) Resurgence Magazine: At the Heart of Earth, Art & the Spirit, No. 264., Leadership Opening a New Dialogue and also, 2) Blogposts from Diane Ragsdale on the site artsjournal.com titled- On a Strategy of Indeterminacy: Or, the Value of Creating Pathways to the Unforeseen and Co-Creating with a Conscience: Or, Why Study Leadership at an Art & Design College?

Diane Ragsdale served as the first leader of the Master of Arts in Creative Leadership (MACL) program at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I had the great honor of knowing her and learning from her expertise in the field- as I was a recent graduate student of the program. Diane passed away in January of this year, and she is dearly missed by her community of students, colleagues, family and friends. She left an immensely positive impact on the lives of many people, whom now each carry a piece of her legacy forward. Diane continues to inspire all of us in our journeys towards world-making.

Cohort 2 of the MACL Program (2023), Image by Diane Ragsdale

As I reflect on her writing within these blogposts, I'm grateful to have known such a brilliant, caring and generous person such as Diane Ragsdale. In my creative leadership journey, she has inspired me to grow and to have confidence in my ability to be a part of something bigger than myself. Diane was an incredible supporter of each one of her students- and always led with values of compassion and care.

In her blogpost, On a Strategy of Indeterminacy: Or, the Value of Creating Pathways to the Unforeseen, Diane reflects on learnings from some of her favorite literature as it relates to the creative process. One of these books is a series of essays from Rebecca Solnit, titled A Field Guide to Getting Lost. Solnit meditates upon the notion of embracing the unknown- and seeks to understand this relationship between the experience of "feeling lost" and discovering just what is beyond the familiar. In the context of organizational processes, Diane also introduces us to Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Marie Brown, which further describes how organizational systems can embrace a state of flux- thus shifting, evolving and adapting through challenges and, as Brown describes, together creating those "intentional changes that embody the just and liberated worlds that we long for".

In a following post, Co-Creating with a Conscience: Or, Why Study Leadership at an Art & Design College?, Diane goes on to define Creative Leadership as the process of "envisioning and realizing change and innovation while attending to shared values, mission, and social impact." She conceptualizes creative leadership as the capacity to collaborate across differences to create collective, societal change. Diane emphasizes the value of having a collaborative environment where students can connect with others who share similar change goals, ask questions, learn new practices, offer encouragement and solidarity as we collectively build the next, more beautiful world.

Cyanotype Print / Statement of Commitment, Photo Book, (2024)

The article Leadership Opening a New Dialogue (No. 264), Resurgence Magazine: At the Heart of Earth, Art & the Spirit, continues on to describe how today's leaders operate in a multi-faceted world- balancing both the need to serve people and the planet. In the chapter describing the shift from a Hero-to-Host Leadership model: authors Margaret Wheatley and Deborah Frieze share how this type of leadership structure invites people from many parts of the system to engage in meaningful conversation- thus, discovering new insights and possibilities for action. These leaders provide the right conditions for collaboration: via building upon trust, learning from their experiences and supporting their teams to make their mission / goal achievable. As best summarized in the following chapter, "Leadership is not about the individual- but the community".

Thanks for taking the time to read this blog post, until next time!

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References

• Ragsdale, Diane. "On a Strategy of Indeterminacy: Or, the Value of Creating Pathways to the Unforeseen." Arts Journal Blog. (2023).

• Ragsdale, Diane. "Co-Creating with a Conscience: Or, Why Study Leadership at an Art & Design College?" Arts Journal Blog. (2022).

• Wheatley, Margaret and Frieze, Deborah. "Keynotes: From Hero-to-Host." Resurgence Magazine: At the Heart of Earth, Art & the Spirit, No. 264. (January / February 2011)

• Brown, Adrienne. "Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds". AK Press. (2021).

• Solnit, Rebecca. "A Field Guide to Getting Lost." Penguin Books. (2018).

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💜@✈️: Minneapolis, MN

The Flight: I flew with Sun Country for the first time. It wasn’t a long flight and it was comfortable. I just relaxed throughout the flight.

Flight Foods: The food didn’t come included with my ticket - only beverages. I had ginger ale soda.

What I Wore On The Flight: Black capris, a black body suit, black jacket, and black boots with cozy green socks.

First Impressions: Confused. 🤔 I got lost trying to find the bus stop or uber lane to get to the city. It’s easy to get lost in the airport.

Love At First Bite: I planned to go to a restaurant, however, didn’t have time to go and kept it basic. I had McDonalds and stopped at a pizza shop ironically called A Slice Of New York. Boring, I know.

📔: I went to a wedding expo. I think it’s a great idea for couples who are planning to get married and personally an industry I might work in next. Afterward, I wandered / walked around Minneapolis downtown center and stopped at Spyhouse - a coffee shop, the MCAD - art museum, the library, and took a lot of photos. The city is huge and public transportation is affordable and convenient to navigate it. I recommend it. I missed my flight home and ended up spending 3 more days - I was strapped for cash — but, made it through. 😩 I explored the city and found a nonprofit to volunteer for - however, it was too far away. I found another nonprofit that supports women - they helped me out with food. I didn’t expect to wait so long for a flight back home, however, I didn’t focus too much on time and it flew by fast.

Love At First Flight: ✅ I’d return back - I want to visit Paisley Park. I’m a fan of Prince, try the restaurants, and check out the music scene.

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Visiting artist, Adrian Piper, lecturing at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 133 East 25th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Description: This photograph shows visiting artist, Adrian Piper, speaking to a seminar class. We see her with a chalk board, where she has noted items of interest. She was at MCAD from Oct 24-28, 1983 as part of the series, "The Power of Art: The Language of Images". The Minneapolis College of Art and Design was previously named the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts from 1886-1909 and the Minneapolis School of Art from 1910-1969.

Inscription: verso-(in ink pen) "Word Works Adrian Piper - lesson in Funk" "No Negatives see -" (Stamped) "PHOTO RIK SFERRA ©", (in ink pen) "Oct. 1983"

Creator: Sferra, Rik

Date of Creation: October 1983

Item Type: Still Image

Item Physical Format: Gelatin silver print

Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 25.3 cm

MCAD Library

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Once Upon A Time: An Exhibition By and For MCAD Students

Exhibition: Saturday, April 15–Wednesday, May 17 MCAD Library Gallery

Exploring New and Vintage Folk and Fairy Tale Books Curated by students in AH2105 (Print Culture, Art, and Communication in the Age of Mass Reproduction); HU3328 (Folk and Fairy Tales); and HU3919 (Young Adult Literature).

This exhibition is funded by the MCAD Library, the Liberal Arts Department, and the M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History from the Rare Book School, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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The Foshay Tower at Night, Minneapolis, Minn.

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Subject Card for "Bauhaus", MCAD Library, Minneapolis, MN

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Whiting's Standard Papers by MCAD Library Via Flickr: Creator: Will Bradley (American illustrator, 1868-1962) Date: 1896 Materials: color lithograph Measurements: Work type: advertisements; posters Image Description: advertising poster for Whiting Paper Company Image_Filename: 06110115 Subjects: Advertisements; Flowers in Art; Fruit in art

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Rajah by MCAD Library Via Flickr: Creator: Privat Livemont (Belgian graphic designer, 1861-1936) Related work: Date: ca. 1899-1900 Materials: color lithograph Measurements: 78 cm (height) x 44 cm (width) Work type: advertisements; posters Image_Filename: 07120310 Subjects: Advertisements

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Les Soeurs de Lait - Robe d'après-midi de Doeuillet [Foster sisters -- Afternoon dress by Doeuillet] by MCAD Library Via Flickr: Georges Doeuillet (French costume designer, born ca. 1875); André-Edouard Marty (French illustrator, 1882-1974) 1914 photomechanical lithograph with hand-applied color (pochoir) 25.4 cm (height) x 19.1 cm (width) Plate 17 from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 2, No. 2, February 1914 See MCAD Library's catalog record for this book. mplus.mnpals.net/vufind/Record/005421110

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The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) Library

Art of the Poster 1880-1918

"In the late nineteenth century, lithographers began to use mass-produced zinc plates rather than stones in their printing process. This innovation allowed them to prepare multiple plates, each with a different color ink, and to print these with close registration on the same sheet of paper. Posters in a range of colors and variety of sizes could now be produced quickly, at modest cost."

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Decorative Sunday

Album de la décoration from Milwaukee Public Library

This week we are highlighting a beautiful Art Nouveau decorative art portfolio held by our friends over at Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Library. It is titled Album de la décoration edited by A. Calavas, published in 1900 in Paris by Librairie des Arts décoratifs. This portfolio features beautiful floral motifs that would have been used as inspiration for designers of various decorative objects like textiles, tapestries, ceramics, wallpaper, and paintings. There were many artists that contributed to the portfolio, including L. H. Bonvallet, Henry Lambert, Henri Gillet, and G. Lebart.

A sampling of illustrations from Album de la décoration can be found online at MCAD Library’s Flickr account.

If you are local to the Wisconsin you can see all three volumes of Album de la décoration in person at Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Library. Their MPL Special Collections department also recently started an Instagram account to highlight materials from their extensive collections including art, rarities, local history, and archives. Give them a follow at mplspecialcollections on Instagram!

View other Decorative Sunday posts.

–Sarah, Special Collections Senior Graduate Intern