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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 During regular hours of library operation

The first American artist to paint an abstract painting was a civil engineer--Manierre Dawson (1887-1969). His profession, far from a deterrent to his creativity, was his primary source of inspiration, especially during the formative years of his career. "Manierre Dawson: Engineer/Artist," an exhibit, traces the evolution of his work and shows how elements of his paintings leading up to and including his abstractions and his conception of abstract art itself are directly related to his civil engineering training. The exhibit is the result of ten years of research by Penn State Alumnus Randy Ploog, Ph.D., art history. The didactic exhibition traces the impact of his civil engineering courses on Dawson's paintings through a series of photographic panels and a DVD program designed to appeal to artists, engineers and the general public.

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COST: Free and open to the public
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