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Entry Form, Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition Entry, 1988

This is a entry form. It was designed by Edward Fella. It is dated 1988 and we acquired it in 1995. Its medium is offset lithograph on orange-yellow paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edward Fella. It is credited Gift of Edward Fella.

Its dimensions are

43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. )

It is signed

Signature imprinted in black, verso, center, right: Design: Edward Fella

It is inscribed

Recto: Imprinted in black across upper left quadrant: Detroit Focus was originated by artist to assure a prmary role in/ policy development and programming of creative art work...[gallery's mission statement]... milestone in our history. Across upper third of sheet: TENYEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITIONS ENTRY/ CURATORS Part I - Curated by Mary Jane Jacob, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California/ Part II Curated by Detroit Focus Exhibition Committee:/ Richard Axsom/...[lists members of committee]... Joe Zajac; across left edge: OPEN EXHIBITION WORK IN ALL MEDIA/ Artists are eligible to/ participate, if they/ exhibited at Detroit Focus/ between July 1978--/ July 1988/ Preliminary judging by/ slides only Submit/...[gives slide labeling instructions, entry rules]... required to staff the/ gallery for one day/ during an exhibition; across upper right edge: TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION PART i February 10- March 11/ TN YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION PART II March 17 - April 14, 1989; across center: 1978 1979... [lists years]... 1988; across lower right quadrant: PROCESS/ You must be a previous Detroit Focus exhibitor/ (The gallery has a list of over 500 Artists participants in the past ten years.)/ There will be no Entry Fees... [lists rules, deadlines, application with space to fill name, address, etc.]... Signed_________________ Verso: Across lower left edge: DETROIT/ FOCUS/ GALLERY/ TEN YEAR; across lower edge: ANNIVERSARYEXHIBITIONS; running upward, sideways: ENTRY DEADLINE: JUNE 25 1988; across lower third of sheet: PART ONE FEBRUARY 10 - MARCH 11 1989/ PART TWO MARCH 17 - APRIL 141989; across lower left quadrant: DETROIT FOCUS/ 743 Beaubien, 3rd Floor/ Detroit, Michigan/ 48226/ Gallery Hours: Wednesday- Saturday 12 noon to 6 p. m. Phone: 313-962-9025; across lower right quadrant: Nonprofit Org./ Bulk Rate/ U.S. Postage/ PAID/ Detroit, Mich./ Permit No. 2960

Cite this object as

Entry Form, Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition Entry, 1988; Designed by Edward Fella (American, b. 1938); USA; offset lithograph on orange-yellow paper; 43.2 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in. ); Gift of Edward Fella; 1995-42-15

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