GALLERIES The Revolution Has Been Digitized: Explore the Oldest Archive of Radical Posters The Radical Design Archive Preserving 100 Years of Political Graphics EXHIBITS Gouge: The Modern Woodcut 1870 to Now examines the woodcut in terms of its diverse forms and uses in the modern era. A thematic survey, it invites parallels between the medium in countries as diverse and geographically distant Mexico, France and Korea. Woodblock printing is, in fact, one of the most common artistic practices throughout the world. Although the motivations of each artist and the circumstances in which the woodcuts were made may differ greatly, the visual character of the gouge cuts is a defining thread among the selected works in this exhibition. The Girl Behind the Counter: Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones and the Modern Shop Girl + PBS The American Experience The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Catalyst for Reform “AFL_CIO…”It is estimated that more than 100 workers died every day on the job around 1911.” The Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women workers opened in 1921, a time when the political climate was favorable to women's rights and workers' education. As the first of four resident workers' colleges for women in the 1920s and 30s, it was founded as a result of the pressure from the National Women's Trade Union League (NWTUL) for women's colleges to get involved in educating working women The Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers was an innovative experiment in labor education and social justice organizing. The objective was to raise the educational level of working-class women, many of who were immigrants, and to provide a sense of community that transcended ethnic, religious, and occupational differences. In the 1990s, as the new digital media and networks were emerging, it became obvious that graphic design was the core discipline through which the components of the new media could be integrated, designed, and presented.
