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Shifting Sands by Barabra Spies Labus

2018.15.01

Artworks

Voss, Mary

Spies Labus, Barabra

2013

Shifting Sands Poster

25-1/2 in

17-1/2 in

1 in

AC bay 18

Art Conservation Room

Art Conservation Room

Excellent

Labus, Barabra Spies

from “Michigan Dunes,” August 2018 at the OSH Barbara Spies Labus contemporary Shifting Sands 2015 | poster Barbara Spies Labus is a native of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and has been a resident of Whiting, Indiana for the past 26 years. Barbara received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking from Western Michigan University, and a Master of Fine Arts Degree in painting and drawing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she met her husband, Paul Labus. Barbara worked for many years as a printer at a fine art workshop in Chicago. She currently works for the Shirley Heinze Land Trust as a part-time communications coordinator and is involved with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources creating a series of educational outreach posters. Barbara designed this poster for the television documentary Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability. The poster portrays elements of dune landscapes portrayed in the documentary. (adapted from: shiftingsandsmovie.com) Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center Gift of Barbara Spies Labus 2018.15.01

Notes: The poster was donated by the crew that produced the film because the History Center sponsored the showing of the film at the SCA. Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2018-06-18

06/18/2018

09/02/2024