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David Faber, an associate professor at Wake Forest University, has his work “Prairie Pedigree” on display now at
the Great Plains Art Collection as part of the “Prairie Music Suite” exhibition. The show continues through April
20.
Exhibit showcases prairie
By Jacob Kruger
Staff writer
The Prairie Music Suite is a cre
ative collection of many different print
ing 'techniques and ideas.
The exhibit, which is on display at
the Great Plains Art Collection, located
in Love Library at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, compiles images of
the Great Plains inspired by poetry and
meshed with the artists’ diverse person
al experiences.
All the participating artists used
poems written by Robert Hedin from
Wake Forest University to find inspira
tion. The artists then incorporated their
own thoughts into their pieces.
The exhibit was originally at Wake
Forest but is now on display at Love
Library.
David Faber, curator of the exhibit
at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem,
N.C., also contributed to the exhibit.
He gave a short lecture about the
collection on April 7 during the Center
for Great Plains Studies’ Symposium
“Bison: Past, Present and Future of die
Great Plains.”
Originally, Faber said he did not
have any prints in the exhibition.
But after die collection was shown
at Wake Forest, many of the artists
encouraged him to create something
for the show, he said.
The show gained more pieces after
coming to Nebraska, when sculptures
from the Great Plains’ permanent col
/
lection were added.
The display also includes several
black-and-white photos from Faber’s
personal collection.
“I wanted to include the photos
because they reach a wide audience
and expand the show,” Faber said.
“People connect with the photos; there
is a warm light of memory in them.”
The photos are from the early half
of the 20th century, Faber said. His
grandfather took most of the photos on
their family farm, he said. Faber grew
up near where today Chicago’s O’Hare
Airport’s runway ends.
Faber said he feels a connection to
the land.
“The pattern of the land has a rela
tional ancestry,” he said. “It is about the
knowledge of life, dying and regenera
tion.”
Karen Rune, a UNL professor who
is featured in the show, said when she
was looking for inspiration, she first
looked to the title of the exhibit.
“I thought about what is lyrical
about the prairie. What do I hear?”
Rune said.
Her [Hints consist of what she clas
sified as “vibrations and minute tilings
or creatures.”
Rune described her woodcut prints
as “nature-based abstraction.” She said
she felt the concept of the collection
was “What happens when you pose a
question to artists?”
Aside from the questions it posed
to artists, the exhibit also posed ques
W People connect
with the photos;
there is a warm
light of memory in
them.”
David Faber
curator of the exhibit
tions to some of Faber’s students.
All of the featured artists went to
Wake Forest and worked side by side
with Faber’s students in March and July
1997.
Faber said he wanted to do the
workshop that resulted in the collection
to give his students experience working
with professional printmakers in a real
life setting.
Faber said the educational element
was important because the show was
created specifically for an institution of
learning.
Sharon Gustafson, curatorial assis
tant at the Great Plains Art Collection,
said she was pleased with the outcome
of the show.
“It’s nice to see what the original
ideas are and how they developed,’’ she
said.
The show runs through April 20.
After that, it will return to Wake Forest
where it will be on display indefinitely.
