The more work produced by the very talented Eric Hanson in his current Coffee House Press library residency in the MIA’s Art Research & Reference Library, the more excited I get for his culminating presentation during Third Thursday: Get Local (June 19th at 7 pm). Until then, we have this: Eric’s intriguing layering of line, medium, and method. More to come on MIA Stories or over at CHP In the Stacks.
In the Stacks with Eric Hanson: Renaissance Mug Shot
One of these is a drawing from an Italian Renaissance portrait, the other is from a 1930s mug shot from Waco, Texas. I layered the two onto a scan of the reverse of an old photograph that I bought at an estate sale.
About Eric: His illustrations and writing have appeared in Vanity Fair, Harper’s, New York Times, Rolling Stone, McSweeney’s and The Atlantic. A Book of Ages, published in 2008, is his wittily curated collection of moments in the lives of the famous. He also creates children’s books. He will discuss his MIA residency and present new work inspired by it on Thursday, June 19th at 7pm in the MIA’s Friends Community Room, during Third Thursday: Get Local. You’re invited. Until then, you have his words and drawings.