Description: Caption reads: "These photographs show a Cleveland Polish folk artist at work. Madame Piotrowska is putting the finishing touches on an accurate image of a Polish peasant girl. carved from wood. Madame Piotrowska's brothers were officers in the Polish arms; since the invasion; one is missing, the other in a concentration camp. She has sent many hand painted postcards to the incarcerated brother, hoping to cheer him. these cards are painted in Oil on paper-thin, card -size pieces of wood. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_001_001
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Folk artists
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "These photographs show a Cleveland Polish folk artist at work. Madame Piotrowska is putting the finishing touches on an accurate image of a Polish girl. Madame Piotrowska's brothers were officers in the Polish army; since the invasion, one is missing and the other in a concentration camp. She has sent many hand painted postcards to the incarcerated brother, hoping to cheer him. These cards are painted in oil on paper-thin, card-size pieces of wood." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_003_001
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Folk artists
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Polaroid print of Mary Borkowski, a nationally recognized folk artist from Dayton, Ohio, ca. 1970-1979. She is known for her thread paintings. Her works are included in the collections of the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City, the Smithsonian Institution, the Presidential Libraries of Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon, the Dayton Art Institute, and Sinclair Community College. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03656
Subjects: Folk art--Ohio; Artists--Ohio; Ohio Women
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Smoky Brown mural at a community kitchen in, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1980-1995. Charles Thornton, the kitchen manager, is pictured looking at the mural. Brown was a Columbus folk artist who died in 2005. This photograph was taken by photographer Allen Zak for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B03F04_02
Subjects: Artists; Public art; African American Ohioans; Community organizations; Folk art; Mural painting and decoration;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Smoky Brown mural at a community kitchen in, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1980-1995. Charles Thornton, the kitchen manager, is pictured looking at the mural. Brown was a Columbus folk artist who died in 2005. This photograph was taken by photographer Allen Zak for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03677
Subjects: Artists; Public art; African American Ohioans; Community organizations; Folk art; Mural painting and decoration;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)