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Giving New voice to Thomas Handforth, a Northwest artist with global perspective

Giving New voice to Thomas Handforth, a Northwest artist with global perspective

With grant support from the Washington State Library, the Tacoma Public Library (TPL) recently completed a year-long digitization project to preserve and share the work of artist Thomas Handforth (1897-1948). Best known for his children’s book Mei Li, which won the 1939 Caldecott Medal for illustration, Handforth was born in Tacoma, and studied art at the University of Washington. Some of his early etchings and anatomical drawings stem from when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1918, serving in…

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From Your Corner Of Washington: Dick & Jane’s Spot

From Your Corner Of Washington: Dick & Jane’s Spot

Photo courtesy of Jim Nielend Dick and Jane’s Spot “Art for the heart, from the heart, in the heart of Washington” 101 North Pearl St., Ellensburg, WA 98926 If you’re ever rolling through Ellensburg, check out this vibrant and eye-catching corner, you can’t miss it! Dick and Jane’s Spot is made up of their own homemade artwork but also various other artists that they have compiled together. It’s so intricate! All the different artistic elements that they incorporate can keep…

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