Description: MARCIA DAEHN PALAZZOLO Signed Copy of 2023 Book "First Grade" and Vintage Print from Teaching First Grade 1965 -1966, Von Humboldt School, ChicagoBook: softcover, wraps, 82 pages, 8.75 x 8.5 inches. Color & BxW.Vintage Photographic Print: 1966, "Dorothy". 9 x 6.5 inches photo / 14 x 11 inches mounted Signed, dated in pencil lower right, signed with notes and stamp en verso RNMDP0015 First Grade is a time capsule from six decades ago and a loving testament to a teacher’s memories. First Grade is structured as a picture book – with sensitive black and white photographs of schoolkids punctuated by their masterful artworks and with thoughtful observations and remembrances - from class projects to creaky windows, a pink - eyed bunny rabbit and dedicated colleagues. Marcia served as a teacher in 1965 – 1966 in Chicago ’s Von Humboldt School which closed in 2013. I hope you ’ll take a moment out of your busy day, close your eyes and think of your first or second grade teacher. When I do this, I remember vividly, a person who shepherded a group of unruly puppies from the world of kindergarten (baby stuff) into the world of ABC’s and books and real math – days wrapped in precious construction paper and the passing out of carefully guarded and awfully blunt safety scissors. Marcia’s pictures embody and bring back those memories. Teachers are under fire from all sides right now. Reactionary and wrong - minded factions target dedicated educators every day. Funding has not kept pace with inflation. Rare Nest Gallery is happy to support Donors Choose – an online resource for teachers providing funding tailored to specific classrooms.ARTIST’S STATEMENT “Art has been an important aspect of my entire life. For many years I have spent countless hours in the photographic darkroom printing. I also like to work in watercolor which began for me in 1991 when I took a class in English watercolor techniques and continued studying formally in classes and informally in my spare time. My Education consists of an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and a Master’s degree from the Institute of Design at IIT, Chicago. I enjoyed teaching photography, bookbinding and watercolor painting at Elmhurst College and Dominican University for over 30 years. I have lived in Oak Park for my entire life and am a graduate of Oak Park River Forest High School as are my three children. I am also past president of the Oak Park Art League, have served as a director on the board of the Historical Society of OP & RF and also served on an advisory committee on % for and purchase of Art for the Village of Oak Park.” See my other auctions of museum catalogs, antiquarian books, photography books, art deco and Chicagoana.
Price: 367 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
End Time: 2024-03-11T22:58:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Softcover Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Signed
Author: Marcia Daehn Palazzolo
Publisher: Palazzolo
Topic: History
Character Family: Not Applicable
Subject: Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile: Original
