Cyanotypes, Choir Books, and Calendars: Photography & Manuscripts
April 23rd, 2013
Teachers in the Art & Language Arts class of 2012–2013 convened early this year to explore connections to the Getty Museum’s manuscripts and photography collections.
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- Artist Sylvana Barrett shows teachers sheets of gold leaf used in illuminating manuscripts.
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- Tiny bugs called cochineal that feed on cacti are crushed to make a vibrant red pigment.
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- A manuscript illuminator’s tools of the trade.
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- Museum educator Kelly Williams demonstrates how to create elementary-friendly manuscript pages.
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- Ethel Bojorquez and Daniel Santoyo are focused on creating drawings for their manuscript pages.
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- Teacher Raymond Little brushes off excess “gold leaf” from his page.
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- Choir books in the Getty’s collection inspire illuminated lyrics of patriotic songs.
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- Important days on a modern-day calendar are marked in red, just like in medieval calendar pages.
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- Museum educator William Zaluski describes the process of creating cyanotypes.
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- For their cyanotypes, Sonia Faye and Tan Pratontep select from among natural objects, just as Anna Atkins and Anne Dixon did in the 1800s.
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- Teachers from Kennedy Elementary School arrange their objects onto light-sensitive paper.
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- Foam shapes and objects from nature were used to create pairs of cyanotype prints.
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- Teachers wait for their cyanotypes to be exposed to the sun.
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- All you need is a tray of water to develop these prints!
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- How do you make a caterpillar on a cyanotype look three-dimensional? You let the shadows of wooden shapes leave imprints onto the light-sensitive paper!
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- S is for “star” and for “shapes.” It also stands for success!
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