Panel text reads:
Portfolio MADE BY Johanna Jalowetz For me at B.M.C– Just before I left- I think this was taken on the dining porch
Commemorating the 1990 Caldecott Honor book “More More More,” Said the Baby 3 Love Stories by Vera B. Williams American Library Association Conference 1991 • Atlanta, Georgia
Printed by me on the small plate press at BMC.
Paul Williams Jr / Vera Baker married July 3, 1948 in the Quiet House at Black Mountain College
A fragment from a book I made at BMC
Arrested at a peaceful demo at Seneca, N.Y. Air Force Base About 1986 or 7 1989 War Resisters League Peace Calendar Believing war to be a crime against humanity, the War Resisters League, founded in 1929, advocates Gandhian nonviolence as the method for creating a [...] War Resisters League New Society Publishers Peace Calendar 1989 365 reasons not to have another war
Grace Paley Vera B. Williams Our kids, spouses & grandkids–1992 Vera B. Williams
When I was eight, I discovered (helped by my parents, librarians, and teachers) a source of mysterious perpetual motion: the artist and storyteller in myself. To play with words and images, colors and designs, was to play with the stuff that mattered most deeply to me–my own feelings, a passion for meaning, and dreams (given me by my parents) of a better life for all. It’s a wonder to me how my childhood play has become my adult work, and my books an offering of what moved and moves me most.
Me as a cook at Everdale School in Ont, CA. 1971 International Children’s Book Day • 1995
A Celebration at the Library of Congress Friday, April 28, 1995 7:30 in the evening L. Quincy Mumford Room James Madison Memorial Building Library of Congress Program
Introduction Sybille A. Jagusch Chief, Children’s Literature Center Remarks Martin Pope President, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
The More or Less Mysterious Work of Creating a Picture Book Vera B. Williams
Opening of the exhibition “Vera B. Williams at the Library of Congress” Book Signing & Reception
This was my first published work of illustration.
I met Remy at BMC! By Remy Charlip & Lilian Moore Paintings by Vera B. Williams Four Winds Press • New York Hooray for me!
Some favorite books by Vera B. Williams Scooter (Fall 1993) Elana Rose Ronsen and her mother have just moved to a new apartment, and this is the story about the event-fill summer that follows and the new neighbors and [...] Elana’s life. Here is a treasure trove of a book: touching, funny, [...] Wide Field Day–is as ebullient a surprise as one might [...] A Caldecott Honor Book A Chair for My Mother An ALA Notable Book A Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Illustration A Reading Rainbow Feature Book Cherries and Cherry Pits An ALA Notable Book A Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book, Illustration A New York Times Best Illustrated Book A Caldecott Honor Book “More More More,” Said the Baby An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Music, Music for Everyone An ALA Notable Book Jane Addams Peace Award Something Special for Me An ALA Notable Book
Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea By Vera B. Williams and Jennifer Williams An ALA Notable Book
A Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts A Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book, Illustration A New York Times Best Illustrated Book Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
A Reading Rainbow Feature Book Available in paperback A Chair for my My Mother
A chair like the one in my book made for the exhibit in the Rochester (NY) art museum 1992 Williams House Around 1955 Paul F. Williams, May 2, 1925-Dec 3, 1993
We are having an afternoon gathering to remember Paul on Sunday, March 13 starting at 2pm. We hope you can join us at the Cunningham Dance Studio *55 Bethune street (Westbeth) 11th floor. Williams’ kitchen at Stony Pt. Co-op. Around 1955.. (53) (54) N.Y Drawing of Paul Vera Baker Williams 1952
Design for upper square at Gate Hill coop Steel tube house. Built at Gate Hill coop. Squares at Gate Hill coop Paul Willims [sic] BMC -53 Paul 1957 or 8… One of Paul’s favorite houses… built at the Gate Hill Cooperative Cement, block steel wood, glass & a translucent panel used in plane construct. [sic]
This house was worked on by many BMCers in addition to Paul & Vera; Tommy Jackson, Stan Verderbeek, Joe Fiore, Andy Oates, Betsy Williams + I don’t remember who else House at Cape Cod–1953 (Now Betsy Williams home)
Portfolio MADE BY Johanna Jalowetz For me at B.M.C– Just before I left- I think this was taken on the dining porch
Commemorating the 1990 Caldecott Honor book “More More More,” Said the Baby 3 Love Stories by Vera B. Williams American Library Association Conference 1991 • Atlanta, Georgia
Printed by me on the small plate press at BMC.
Paul Williams Jr / Vera Baker married July 3, 1948 in the Quiet House at Black Mountain College
A fragment from a book I made at BMC
Arrested at a peaceful demo at Seneca, N.Y. Air Force Base About 1986 or 7 1989 War Resisters League Peace Calendar Believing war to be a crime against humanity, the War Resisters League, founded in 1929, advocates Gandhian nonviolence as the method for creating a [...] War Resisters League New Society Publishers Peace Calendar 1989 365 reasons not to have another war
Grace Paley Vera B. Williams Our kids, spouses & grandkids–1992 Vera B. Williams
When I was eight, I discovered (helped by my parents, librarians, and teachers) a source of mysterious perpetual motion: the artist and storyteller in myself. To play with words and images, colors and designs, was to play with the stuff that mattered most deeply to me–my own feelings, a passion for meaning, and dreams (given me by my parents) of a better life for all. It’s a wonder to me how my childhood play has become my adult work, and my books an offering of what moved and moves me most.
Me as a cook at Everdale School in Ont, CA. 1971 International Children’s Book Day • 1995
A Celebration at the Library of Congress Friday, April 28, 1995 7:30 in the evening L. Quincy Mumford Room James Madison Memorial Building Library of Congress Program
Introduction Sybille A. Jagusch Chief, Children’s Literature Center Remarks Martin Pope President, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
The More or Less Mysterious Work of Creating a Picture Book Vera B. Williams
Opening of the exhibition “Vera B. Williams at the Library of Congress” Book Signing & Reception
This was my first published work of illustration.
I met Remy at BMC! By Remy Charlip & Lilian Moore Paintings by Vera B. Williams Four Winds Press • New York Hooray for me!
Some favorite books by Vera B. Williams Scooter (Fall 1993) Elana Rose Ronsen and her mother have just moved to a new apartment, and this is the story about the event-fill summer that follows and the new neighbors and [...] Elana’s life. Here is a treasure trove of a book: touching, funny, [...] Wide Field Day–is as ebullient a surprise as one might [...] A Caldecott Honor Book A Chair for My Mother An ALA Notable Book A Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Illustration A Reading Rainbow Feature Book Cherries and Cherry Pits An ALA Notable Book A Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book, Illustration A New York Times Best Illustrated Book A Caldecott Honor Book “More More More,” Said the Baby An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Music, Music for Everyone An ALA Notable Book Jane Addams Peace Award Something Special for Me An ALA Notable Book
Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea By Vera B. Williams and Jennifer Williams An ALA Notable Book
A Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts A Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book, Illustration A New York Times Best Illustrated Book Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
A Reading Rainbow Feature Book Available in paperback A Chair for my My Mother
A chair like the one in my book made for the exhibit in the Rochester (NY) art museum 1992 Williams House Around 1955 Paul F. Williams, May 2, 1925-Dec 3, 1993
We are having an afternoon gathering to remember Paul on Sunday, March 13 starting at 2pm. We hope you can join us at the Cunningham Dance Studio *55 Bethune street (Westbeth) 11th floor. Williams’ kitchen at Stony Pt. Co-op. Around 1955.. (53) (54) N.Y Drawing of Paul Vera Baker Williams 1952
Design for upper square at Gate Hill coop Steel tube house. Built at Gate Hill coop. Squares at Gate Hill coop Paul Willims [sic] BMC -53 Paul 1957 or 8… One of Paul’s favorite houses… built at the Gate Hill Cooperative Cement, block steel wood, glass & a translucent panel used in plane construct. [sic]
This house was worked on by many BMCers in addition to Paul & Vera; Tommy Jackson, Stan Verderbeek, Joe Fiore, Andy Oates, Betsy Williams + I don’t remember who else House at Cape Cod–1953 (Now Betsy Williams home)
Artwork: 1995.73.2
Little Condensed Autobiography
This work was created for the 1995 exhibition Remembering Black Mountain College curated by Mary Emma Harris in conjunction with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the BMC alumni reunion organized by Mary Holden Thompson, founding director of BMCM+AC.
24 x 18 inches
In copyright
Gift of Vera Baker Williams
Vera B. Williams, Little Condensed Autobiography, 1995. Mixed media collage on foam board. Collection of Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Gift of the artist.
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