In April 2001, ten works of art were unveiled as the beginning of the John Wood Community College's permanent art collection. The artwork was purchased through the State of Illinois Art-in-Architecture Program and are on permanent display in the Science and Technology Center at the JWCC Quincy campus located at 48th and Harrison.
All ten pieces are by Illinois artists, including two by Quincyans -- Abandoned by Anne Campfield and Enduring Arch by John Inman. Other pieces are Double Still Life with Blue Light by James D. Butler, Bloomington; All Children Must... by David Driesbach, DeKalb; Niche, X by Richard Finch, Bloomington; State, IV by Harold Gregor, Bloomington; Summer Storm by Fred Jones, Macomb; Six Episodes of Monarch by Ellen Lanyon, Chicago; Façade by Robert Malone, Edwardsville; and Black Star by Jeanette Pasin Sloan, River Forest.
The Art-in-Architecture Program was created in 1977 and has worked to promote and preserve the arts of Illinois by securing artwork of all media for public buildings constructed with State funds. It focuses on the acquisition of artwork by Illinois artists and has purchased or commissioned more than 500 works of art displayed at more than 75 locations throughout Illinois.
The program is administered by the Illinois Capital Development Board, which spends one-half of one percent of construction appropriations on the acquisition of artwork for new and renovated buildings that will be open to the general public. A committee of artists, community representatives and state officials oversees each project and selects the artwork.
A committee comprised of George Irwin and John Flynn, community members; Dr. Bill Simpson, Gary Bracy, Gary DeClue, Sherry Sparks, Alan Steigelman, and Duane Taylor, JWCC staff members; and George Atkinson, Capital Development Board staff member, selected the works. The College's pieces were purchased with funds totaling $8,977 which were set aside during the construction of the Science and Technology Center.
1) Abandoned
Pen and ink
Anne Campfield
Quincy, Illinois
The aged lumber and tall chimney of this old house combined with the sparse setting of wintertime had caught Campfield's eye for years. Her husband's stories about the former residents, however, finally inspired her to paint the house and bring it back to life in this piece, Abandoned.
Anne Campfield, was born and educated in Paris, France. A professional artist versatile in many mediums, she specializes in watercolor. Campfield is an exuberant painter with a strong sense of color and design. Recognized for her renditions of historical buildings, businesses and private homes, her work is represented in Midwest galleries and collections worldwide.
2) Black Star
Lithograph
Jeanette Pasin Sloan
River Forest, Illinois
3) Enduring Arch
Lithograph
John Inman
Quincy, Illinois
Enduring Arch is the South Eighth Street Bridge in Quincy. The painting is one in a series of 33 local landscapes and architectural pieces Inman recently exhibited in Quincy. This is believed to be the largest group of Quincy scenes by a single artist to be exhibited in one show.
John Inman was born in Keokuk, Iowa, and raised in the Midwest. His parents and grandmother were all gifted artists, and Inman's natural talent is evident in the striking realism that springs from his oil paintings.
4) Niche X
Lithograph
Richard Finch
Bloomington, Illinois
5) Summer Storm
Lithograph
Fred Jones
Macomb, Illinois
6) Six Episodes of Monarch
Lithograph
Ellen Lanyon
Chicago, Illinois
7) All Children Must...
Etching
David Driesbach
Chicago, Illinois
8) State IV
Lithograph
Harold Gregor
Bloomington, Illinois
9) Double Still Life with Blue Light
Lithograph
James D. Butler
Bloomington, Illinois
10) Façade
Lithograph
Robert Malone
Edwardsville, Illinois
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