Collection number: MC 81
Size: 1 box
(0.33 cu.ft.)
About Lance Hidy
Lance Hidy, freelance designer of posters and books and co- founder of the Godine Press, was born in Oregon in 1946. He studied art at Yale and has become known for his silk screen posters. Hidy lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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About the Lance Hidy League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Poster Studies
This collection consists of the preliminary studies by Lance Hidy for his League of New Hampshire Craftsmen poster. It includes gouaches, cut paper, and drawings, plus 4 printed versions of the poster.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
Contents of this collection are governed by U.S. copyright law. For questions about publication or reproduction rights, contact Special Collections staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Folder], [Box], Lance Hidy League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Poster Studies, 1981, MC 81, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Purchase, 1984 (Accession number: 8480)
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | One-paragraph statement by Hidy describing the studies, Gouache, 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 inch, pumpkin-colored spinning wheel, Apr 11, 1985 | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Gouache, 11 3/8 x 7 1/4 inch, pale yellow-orange spinning wheel | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Cut paper, 36 x 23 inch, red spinning wheel | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Cut paper, 24 3/4 x 17 3/4 inch, designs on both sides, blue spinning wheel on one side, purple on the other side | |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Cut paper, figure and wheel, not attached to background, with orange wheel, 36 x 23 inches | |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Cut paper, 23 x 13 inch, black wheel on pale orange paper | |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Cut paper, 11 1/2 x 7 1/8 inch, earth green wheel | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Drawing, 10 1/8 x 7 1/8 inch, pencil on tracing paper, torn in upper left | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Drawing, 17 x 11 1/4 inch, ink on one side, pencil on the other | |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Drawing, 26 x 17 inch, pencil and red ink on heavy tracing vellum | |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Drawing, 34 x 24 inch, pencil on white paper, both sides, heavy wheel | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Drawing, 35 x 24 inch, pencil on white paper, final version with wheel trimmed down | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Drawing, 34 1/2 x 23 3/4 inch, ink on frosted mylar, key line master for printer to use in cutting masks | |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Drawing, 23 x 4 inch, rough drawing of lettering, ink outline on white paper | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Final printing, 36 x 23 inch, gouache on paper | |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Final printing, 11 x 8 1/2 inch, color swatches for mixing silk screen inks | |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Printed version of the poster, limited edition silk screen Number 76 of 200, signed by the artist | |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Printed version of the poster, unlimited edition silk screen, smaller margins than the limited edition | |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Printed version of the poster, offset facsimile, solid colors, published by Alphabet Press, Natick, Mass | |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Printed version of the poster, postal card | |
