Artistic Articles Korp: July 2011

Cream City Speaks - Milwaukee

“Cream City Speaks” by Jennifer Lockwood was completed in 2005. It is a view of downtown Milwaukee as you look east down Wisconsin Avenue toward Lake Michigan. Here is a great Milwaukee Souvenir.

“Cream City,” one of Milwaukee’s nicknames, refers to the fact that many of the city’s buildings were built with cream-colored bricks.

The original collage was pieced together by hand from words cut from magazines, menus, brochures, flyers, and business cards from around Milwaukee. The work took one year (3,300 hours) to create. Actual size is 24 X 36 inches, and it fits in a standard-size frame.

Approximately 5,000 people, places and things were included here in this guide—both historical and new. You will find Milwaukee’s founders, famed beer barons, breweries, festivals, politicians, celebrities, museums, hotels (such as The Pfister, The Hyatt, Hilton), restaurants, chefs, taverns, bartenders, nightclubs, DJs, shops, galleries, artists, bands, musicians, radio and television stations, parks, streets, bridges, bridge operators, statues, neighborhoods, neighborhood associations, notable buildings, companies, sports stadiums, sports figures, and other notable Milwaukeeans.

You will also find things that are rooted in Milwaukee, such as Harley Davidson, Miller beer, Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, Palmolive Soap, Outpost Natural Foods, Pillsbury, the Oscar Mayer Weiner-mobile, the automotive assembly line and the electric typewriter.

Some historical facts about the city were also included. For example, early immigrants to Milwaukee included Austrians, Britons, Czechs, Hollanders, the Irish, Italians, German-speaking Jews, Norwegians and Poles. Milwaukeeans refer to a drinking fountain as a “bubbler.” Kinnickinnic Avenue (or K.K.), a well-known city street, came from an Indian name, “Kinnickinnic,” meaning the ‘bark of a tree’ smoked by Indians in their pipes. The flame atop the Gas Building is 21 feet tall and weighs four tons.

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The City Speaks - Chicago Skyline

“The City Speaks” by Jennifer Lockwood was completed in 1997. It is a view of the Chicago City Skyline as seen from Lake Michigan.

The original collage was pieced together by hand from words cut from magazines, menus, brochures, flyers and business cards from around Chicago. The work took five years—on and off—to create. Actual size is 24 X 36 inches, and it fits in a standard-size frame.

It can be given as a Chicago Souvenir or as a gift for a special occasion.

Approximately 1,250 people, places and things were included

in this guide—both historical and new. You will find Chicago’s festivals, politicians, celebrities (for example, Oprah Winfrey and The Oprah Winfrey Show), museums, hotels, restaurants, taverns, nightclubs, shops, galleries, bands, radio and television stations, parks, streets, statues, neighborhoods, notable buildings, companies, sports stadiums, sports teams, sports figures, and other notable Chicagoans.

You will also find things that are rooted in Chicago, such as pizza, Wrigley gum, traditional jazz, rhythm and blues, Quaker oatmeal, the zipper, and Brach’s candy. Chicago is home of the ice cream sundae, Cracker Jack, elevated trains, the downtown loop, traffic jams, parking tickets, the Chicago fire, Ohare Airport, gangsters, and Windy City politics.

If you have questions regarding this print, please email me at rullahk@gmail.com. Copyright©1997

Words of Freedom - US Flag

“Words of Freedom” created by the artist Jennifer Lockwood is a collage of words illustrating the American Flag. This art piece was completed in the year 2010.

The original collage was pieced together by hand from words and sentences. The information used to make this flag in the form of word collage art came from history books, the Library of Congress, and personal papers, documents, and journals of the founders and other notable Americans . The idea for this project came in the year 2000, and it took the next 10 years (3 yrs research) —on and off—to create. Actual size is 24 X 36 inches, and it fits in a standard-size frame.

You will find the declaration of independence in the middle, the civil war period on the top right, and the 1970's period on the bottom right.

Approximately 1,282 names were included in this guide. 176 of them were quoted and/or referenced. There are about 234 quotes and references for the 176 names. For example, you will find George Washington, Father of his country and the first president quoted. Also, Ibraham Lincoln (nicknamed, honest Abe) who led America through the Civil War. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, and the main author of the Declaration of Independence is also quoted here. Ronald Reagan (Nicknamed, The Great Communicator), the 40th president of the United States is also included and quoted. Martin Luther King Jr., who gave the famous speech "I HAVE a DREAM..." at the Lincoln Memorial at Washington D.C.

You will find the Declaration of Independence in its entirety. each star contains a state name, the date the state entered the union, the state’s motto, the state’s nickname, and the name for the residents of that state (i.e. Wisconsinites or Illinoisans). “Words of Freedom” also contains the Bill of Rights and other constitutional amendments, all the presidents, all the first ladies, all the vice presidents, all the chief justices, abolitionists, women’s rights leaders, 1960’s Civil Rights leaders, names and dates of all major U.S. wars, war heroes, military branches, excerpts from American songs and poems, and the word for freedom and/or liberty in over 60 world languages.

You will also find about 617 words that are rooted in America, such as the American dream, bravery, charity, civility, decency, determination, dignity, duty, equal opportunity, equality, faith, family, free enterprise, free speech, freedom of association, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, honesty, honor, inalienable rights and duties, individual rights and liberties, industriousness, integrity, life, liberty, mercy, morality, natural rights, patience, peace, principles, protests, the pursuit of happiness, reason, respect, responsibility, the right to bear arms, the right to vote, rugged individualism, the rule of law, self-defense, sovereignty, strength, thrift, trial by jury, trust, unity, virtue and wisdom.

Some historical facts about the American Flag were also included. For example, Red stands for valor, hardiness, courage and zeal. White stands for hope, purity, innocence, cleanliness of life and rectitude of conduct. Blue stands for vigilance, perseverance, justice and truth, dedicated to the creation of a more stable world. The original star spangled banner, 34 feet wide and 30 feet high, is preserved at the Smithsonian Museum.

If you have questions regarding this print, please email me at rullahk@gmail.com.

Sailing on Words - Lake Geneva

“Sailing On Words” by Jennifer Lockwood was completed in 2003. It is an image of three sailboats sailing on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. The sailboats represent the three towns surrounding the lake—Lake Geneva, Fontana and Williams Bay.

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The original collage was pieced together by hand from words cut from magazines, menus, brochures, flyers and business cards from around the area. The work took four months to create. Actual size is 18 X 24 inches, and it fits in a standard-size frame.

Approximately 950 people, places and things were included here in this guide—both historical and new. You will find names of the towns’ founders, festivals, museums, hotels, restaurants, taverns, nightclubs, shops, galleries, artists, photographers, parks, streets, statues, notable buildings, companies, politicians and other notable names from the area.

You will also find things that are rooted in the area, such as the Amos ‘n Andy radio show, the Andy Gump comic strip, the “Mr. Buffo,” “Willy’n Ethel,” and “Tommy” comics, and the soap opera “The Young and the Restless.” The area is also home of the U.S. Mailboat tour and the largest refracting telescope. J.D. Salinger wrote his “Catcher in the Rye” here while holed up at the Lazy Cloud.

Some historical facts about the area were also included. For example, known as the Newport of the West, the area was built during the 1890’s. One of the great blue lakes, Geneva Lake is 9 miles long and has 26 miles of shoreline. It is a 21 mile walk around the lake and there are 40 acres of wetland. A great place for fishing, Geneva Lake’s clean, clear water is filled with Northern Pike, Bluegill, Perch (Walleye), Brown and Rainbow Trout, Crappie, and smallmouth and largemouth bass (White bass).

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If you have questions regarding this print, please email me at rullahk@gmail.com.