Drawings for Orbis Pictus
July 4 – 15, 1989
Exhibition, Artist Talk
About the Program
Jo Cook's Drawings for Orbis Pictus included large, abstract charcoal drawings and text inspired by Jan Amos Comenius. Comenius (1592 -1670) was a Czech philosopher, teacher, and founder of a visual teaching method (Orbis Pictus) wrote his book originally to teach children about the world and the life in it. Upon reading the book, Cook began a series of drawings and woodcuts of the text of the first chapter titled "Mundus/The World." An artist slide talk was presented on July 6, 1989.Artist
Jo CookCurator
Glenn AlteenIdentifier
1989.0704 DRACollection
grunt gallery Programming ArchiveLocation
grunt gallery (first location)209 E. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 1J8
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