DONNA MONROE: 40 Years of Innovative Wit
A Historical Perspective
Original Monoprints
BFK Rives, 22" x 30"
Monroe was working in the printmaking studio at UC Santa Cruz in 1989.
She had been exploring this medium after graduating.
I was in the printmaking studio when the earthquake hit. Litho Plates
came off the shelves, everything shook, the light fixtures shook it came in waves.
On October 17,1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay area,
killing 67 people and causing more than $5 billion in damages.
The quake was centered near Loma Prieta Peak (approximately 60 miles south
of San Francisco in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Included in the exhibition are four monoprints Monroe produced as she
revisited the experience of the earthquake.
She had been exploring this medium after graduating.
I was in the printmaking studio when the earthquake hit. Litho Plates
came off the shelves, everything shook, the light fixtures shook it came in waves.
On October 17,1989, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay area,
killing 67 people and causing more than $5 billion in damages.
The quake was centered near Loma Prieta Peak (approximately 60 miles south
of San Francisco in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Included in the exhibition are four monoprints Monroe produced as she
revisited the experience of the earthquake.
Loma Prieta 1989 #1
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Loma Prieta 1989 #2
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Loma Prieta 1989 #3
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Loma Prieta 1989 #4
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Original Photographs
I was attracted to fashion from an early age. I enjoyed playing with paper dolls.
As a lifelong thrift shopper, I collected clothing from past eras.
When thinking of ideas for my Master's thesis, photographing these articles of
clothing from bygone times in outdoor settings had great appeal. When setting up the photos,
I would collect pieces of old wood, leaves, bamboo sticks which I brought back to the darkroom
and would lay on the photo paper to add another layer of textural interest.
As a lifelong thrift shopper, I collected clothing from past eras.
When thinking of ideas for my Master's thesis, photographing these articles of
clothing from bygone times in outdoor settings had great appeal. When setting up the photos,
I would collect pieces of old wood, leaves, bamboo sticks which I brought back to the darkroom
and would lay on the photo paper to add another layer of textural interest.
Kodak - 14' x 20"
Girl on Ladder With Calla Lilies
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Abandoned Farmhouse
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Cornhusk Doll with Dress
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Kodak - 20" x 24"
The wedding slip is my mother's, worn under her wedding dress.
I wore the Hawaiian Dress.
The wedding slip is my mother's, worn under her wedding dress.
I wore the Hawaiian Dress.
Prom Dress - circa '70's
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Hawaiian Dress - circa '40's
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Wedding Slip - circa '30's
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