ALL: Master Collection List
Nationality
American
Preview
Date of Work
1975
Medium
Screenprint
Edition #
Artist's Proof
Signature
Lower right
Height
16"
Width
12"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
On display: Third floor
Location
Memorial Union
Artist Bio
Jackie McElroy is a former Professor and Chair of the University of North Dakota Art Department. In her unusual landscapes, McElroy draws attention to the unexpected and illustrates how creative exploration of a physical location can reveal a uniqueness of place and culture.
Additional Information
Student composed text panel:
Jackie McElroy-Edwards (American)
Weathervator #2, 1975
Serigraph
UND Art Collections: Art & Design Study Collection
Former Professor and Chair of the UND Department of Art & Design, Jackie McElroy-Edwards created thousands of surreal artworks that provide those who view her pieces a journey into the beauty of North Dakota. McElroy-Edwards’s screen-prints were a method of sharing what she and the people of North Dakota hold sacred – the iconic landscapes. After 30 years of service, over 300 of her works remain at the University.
Compared to the works in the Dakota Suite, she captures the immortality of North Dakota’s iconic scenery. The grain elevators touched by gold accents are a part of the landscape, their roots being forever held in the Peace Garden State. This imagery implies how strong of a tradition farming has been in our state and will continue to be.
White clouds over tilled field. In the clouds are the silhouette of grain silos. Golden lightning extends from the beneath the silos.
Included in Land Escape: A Collection of Works on Paper by Jackie McElroy-Edwards at the UND Art Collections Gallery in the Empire Arts Center, 2018-2019.
Condition
Very good.
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”