Manuscript
Object number2014.44.22
Artist
Jane Haskell
(1923 - 2013)
Datec. 1985
MediumPaper/Graphite/Ink
Credit LineGift of Estate of Jane Haskell
DescriptionGraphite and red/orange ink notations on a rectangular piece of notebook paper with light blue lines.Dimensions10.938 x 8.438 in. (27.8 x 21.4 cm)InscriptionsText along the top has been crossed out but reads "PCA Charlotte 361-0455 Meeting / School Call Fri AM Fri 2-4 PM?".
MarksText at center reads "LIGHT HARP - 14 NEON TUBES".
Underneath "LIGHT HARP" is text: "1. 30" - RED / 2. 28" - WHITE / 3. 26 1/4" - " / 4. 24" - LAVENDER / 5. 22" - WHITE / 6. 20" - " / 7. 18" - " / 8. 16" - RED / 9. 14" - WHITE / 10. 12" - " / 11. 10" - LAVENDER / 12. 8" - WHITE / 13. 6" - " / 14. 4 1/2" - " ".
Additional text along the right side and at bottom provide additional measurements and construction information for the artwork.
Historical NotesThis item, along with 2014.44.23-.24, are related to the artist's artwork Light Harp. Jane Haskell, born Shirley Jane Zirinsky, was born in Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York on November 24, 1923, and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 28, 2013. She earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1944 where she studied painting and design. She married Edward Norton Haskell in August of 1945. The family moved from New York to Pittsburgh in 1949. She earned a master's degree in art history from the University of Pittsburgh in 1961. She taught at Duquesne University for a decade. In her early career she was a painter and sculptor, and in 1979 she began to incorporate neon and light elements into her artwork.
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1918-1988
c. 1978
c. 1996
1932-2017
