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Folk Art in the Archives

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[Left] William Bowen by Stanislaus Korneski. Paint and etching on wood, AR1995.78. [Right] Photo of William Bowen by the Princeton Alumni Weekly.
I would guess that every archives has material like this -- objects created out of affection or respect in a non-official capacity. These two paintings on etched wood -- recently re-discovered here at Mudd -- were created by Stanislaus Korneski, a member of the drafting section of the grounds and buildings department. They were given to Ed Edenfield, another University employee, as a gift, who then sent them to the archives in 1995. Resemblances are striking, I think.

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[Left]] Robert Goheen by Stanislaus Korneski. Paint and etching on wood, AR1995.78. [Right] Photo of Robert Goheen by the Princeton Alumni Weekly.

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