Choose one object on view at a museum.
1. opening paragraph: start by identifying: the designer's name, title of object, dates and materials.
2. describe the object. at least 1 page. color, layout, typography, medium, printed effect.
3. research: BRIEF bio. of the designer, a history of the object: the period, the art style, movement.
4. end with your opinion of the object in 3rd person.
-chicago style, 2pages, a bibliography on a separate page, 1.5 line space, 1 inch margins, 10-12 pt. type. use citations /footnotes when quoting.
Edward Penfield (1866-1925)
Will you help the Women of France?
Save Wheat. c. 1918
Gal of Mr. John W. Campbell. 43.40.223
To encourage Americans to conserve wheat. the distinguished illustrator Edward Penfield sought to stir compassion for France's women, pictured as struggling on family farms while their men served at the front. The Allied armies and navies consumed vast quantities of European and American foodstuffs during the war.