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The building is a dull silver barn.
Inside the colors in the paintings are
bright purples, oranges, and reds. The
lines and colors are bold.
It is a collection of penal art being
displayed and sold at the Trustee
Visiting Room at the Nebraska Penal
and Correctional Complex. The free
show runs from 4:30-9:30 p.m. through
Sunday and Dec. 18 to 22.
On exhibit are paintings, matchstick
sculptures, pastels, and wood sculp
tures done by the Penal Complex Art
Club.
The Art Club, the only self-sponsored
club at the penitentiary according to
club president Ben Halsey, receives
funding from the Lincoln Art Founda
tion. Commission to artists
Inmates who cannot afford the initial
expense of materials are advanced the
money. As soon as they have sold some
of their work, they repay the loan. The
artists receive a 95 per cent commission
with only 5 per cent going to the hobby
center Halsey said.
The club, organized in 1971, has held
several shows at the penitentiary,
Haymarket Gallery, and State Fair.
Halsey noted that previous sale shows
have been more successful due to more
publicity and prison administrative
support.
"One Sunday show was cancelled
since no one had scheduled a guard for
the building. In past years we didn't
even have guards during our art
shows," Halsey said.
'More support'
"People don't know what is happen
ing at the penitentiary. We need more
outside support, more people asking
questions and visiting," he said.
Of the 35-40 members of the club,
about five are trustees who can work in
the trustee hobby room. Four trustee
inmates set up the show and talk to
visitors.
The other artists, "inside the walls",
must work in their cells. They cannot
attend the show.
The paintings range from nudes
copied from "Playboy" magazine, to
Beardsley-like portraits and scenes of
Nebraska football games.
Prison feelings
Some of the drawings depict scenes
far from the pen. Others capture the
feelings of prison life "Someplace we
have not yet been."
The inmates work heavily from
photographs and magazines Halsey
said. "Arizona Highways," "Playboy,"
"Oui," and "Nebraskland" are
favorites.
Halsey said that, like many of the
inmates, he has just recently discovered
painting.
"It has opened up a world to me and
helps pass the time," he said.
"With encouragement, like teachers
from the outside and real classes, we
feel that we could do much more. Now
we must teach everything to ourselves,"
Halsey said.
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