The 1980's: Postcard Series    1989    Inspiration: The Anatomy of An Idea - A Personal View    Created for promotion of Nessim's week-long Visual Communicator-in-Residence    Program at The Maryland Institute, College of Art    Date: Feb 27-March 3    Size: 4"x 6" each                                                                                                                      Click here to view postcard text    Site and Contents © Barbara Nessim     Back to the 1980's Inspiration The Anatomy of An Idea - A Personal View An Evening with Barbara Nessim In an innovative partnership between higher education and business, The Art Litho Company and the Maryland Institute, College of Art established the Visual Communicator-in-Residence Program now in its fourth year. Through a generous grant from Art Litho, a Baltimore-based printing firm, the program brings outstanding professionals such as David Lance Goines, James McMullan, April Greiman, John Alcorn, Rudolph de Harak, Matt Mahurin, and Joe Duffy to the College for the benefit of students, faculty, and the larger Institute and professional community. For this spring's residency, we are proud to present artist Barbara Nessim of New York. During her week-long residency, Ms. Nessim will direct a case study project for students, meet informally with faculty and students, and present a free public lecture for the professional illustration and design community of the Baltimore-Washington, DC region. Creating a vital bridge between the work of visual communications students and professionals, this program demonstrates Art Litho's commitment to excellence in the visual communication profession and in the education of future illustrators and designers. For almost three decades Nessim has continually kept visual diaries. The books are her source of inspiration. "When I do a painting or receive a commission I retrieve a few sketchbooks then sit back and "read" them. A few appropriate drawings are selected and used as the basis for the new work." The diaries are kept in 6"x9" sketchbooks and in a year she completes three or four. These postcards were culled from drawings and paintings chosen from more than forty sketchbooks. She hopes they will provide an insight into her work, give a broad view of her visual vocabulary and be functional as well. Women and how they interact within society and the world are the major themes in Nessim's work. Her stylistic metaphor is known for its unique coloration and its direct approach. Her accomplishments have made her one of the most sought after speakers and educators in the nation. Back to Top