Drawing, Technical
Object number2014.44.20
Artist
Jane Haskell
(1923 - 2013)
Date1986
MediumPaper/Graphite
Credit LineGift of Estate of Jane Haskell
DescriptionGraphite drawing on rectangular white graph paper with light purple grid lines. Elevation drawing of the dry wall.Dimensions25 x 36.25 in. (63.5 x 92.1 cm)SignedHandwritten graphite text in the bottom right corner "J. Haskell 11/14/86".
MarksExterior border with "30' " at bottom center and "20' " at right center.
Schematic drawing at center with graphite text at top "DRY WALL / 12' x 18' / Wood Studs"; along right side "Location of Transformers"; at bottom "Distance between studs"; and left side "Location of Transformers".
Handwritten graphite text in the bottom left corner "Proposal: Dry Wall for Neon Installation - William Pitt Student Union / Front Elevation I. SCALE 1" = 1' " and in bottom right corner "J. Haskell 11/14/86".
Historical NotesThis drawing, along with 2014.44.17-.21, are related to the artist's proposal for a neon installation at the University of Pittsburgh Student Union also known as the William Pitt Union. 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. "Early in her career, she signed paintings "J. Haskell," believing she would have greater success in the art world if her gender was ambiguous." [see article in object file.]
Related institution
University of Pittsburgh
Subjects
On View
Not on view
Union Switch and Signal
