"Strokes of Electricity: The Artworks of Woody Guthrie"
Exhibit

STROKES OF ELECTRICITY is an exhibition of selected visual works by renowned American folk musician and activist Woody Guthrie. Curated and designed by Nora Guthrie and Steven Brower, fifty-eight high-quality reproductions of political cartoons, pen and ink illustrations, watercolors, children's art, and oil paintings represent various stages and developments in Guthrie’s life as a visual artist. With images and text drawn from the eponymous publication, “Woody Guthrie Artworks, The Journals, Drawings, and Sketchbooks of an American Original” (Rizzoli 2005), the exhibit unveils a previously unexplored aspect of this American icon.

This exhibit includes:

• 56 wall-hung art panels
  
• 2 canvas prints
  
• 4 biographical wall-hung panels
  
• 5 text panels
  
• 1 credits text panel
  
• 1 oversized photo of Guthrie
  
• Weight of exhibit - 70lbs.
  
• Exhibition timeframe - 4-8 weeks
  
• Exhibit Fee - $1,200.00
  
• Estimated shipping & handling cost (charges includes cost of insurance) - $700.00

Exhibition dimensions:

• Running Feet: 100 ft. Square Feet: 800-1000 sq. feet
  
• Crates: 4 (3’x 4’) flat cartons

Booking: Available for touring. Contact Anna Canoni – 914-241-3844

Supplemental:

• Companion book, “Woody Guthrie Artworks, The Journals, Drawings, and Sketchbooks of an American Original”
  
• A 17 minute looping audio and visual documentary media.
  
• Multimedia Presentation by Nora Guthrie and Steven Brower.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS EXHIBIT:
Item #	Title	Description
1	"Hello People"	Artwork
Section 1: Introduction
2	This Land	Biographical Text Panel
3	Woody began	Biographical Text Panel
4	I Hit Amarillo In a Cloud of Dust Bound For Glory illustration	Pen and Ink Artwork
5	Art Is A Weapon	Biographical Text Panel
6	Back at New York City	Biographical Text Panel
Section 2: Political Cartoons
7	And Don't You Come Back Til You Register To Vote Notebook illustrations	Brush and Pen Ink Artwork
8	Political Cartoons	Text Panel
9	Old Political Machinery Notebook illustration	Brush and Pen Ink Artwork
Section 3: Woody Sez
10	People's World	Newpaper front page print
11	Collection of Woody Sez cartoon series People's World newspaper	Brushed Ink Artwork
12	Woody Sez	Text Panel
Section 4: Unions
13	Union	Text Panel
14	This Is A Day	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
15	This Is A Dollar	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
16	This Is The Boss	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
17	This Is The Hand	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
18	Punchin' Th' Clock	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
19	Boss Watches Hand Work Till Sundown	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
20	Hand Gives Boss Loaf Of Bread	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
21	Boss Pays Hand	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
22	Hand Buys Loaf Of Bread	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
23	Hands Kids Eat Bread	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
24	Cries For More	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
25	Wife Bawls Hand Out	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
26	Hand Bawls Wife Out	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
27	Hand Thinks It Over	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
28	Hand Cusses Boss Out	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
29	Boss Yells Cops	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
30	Law & Order Comes	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
31	Hand Is Charged with Overthrowing the Government	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
32	Join The CIO	Brush and Pen Brown Ink Artwork
Section 5: Bound For Glory
33	Bound For Glory	Text Panel
34	Pampa on Voting Day Bound for Glory illustrations	Ink Artwork
35	Woody with Woman Bound for Glory illustrations	Ink Artwork
36	Must Be Broke Down and Said Bound for Glory illustrations	Ink Artwork
37	Dream Bound for Glory illustrations	Ink Artwork
38	Election Day Brawl Bound for Glory illustrations	Ink Artwork
39	Cyclone Bound for Glory illustrations	Ink Artwork
Section 6: Oversized
40	Abe Lincoln	Oil Painting Artwork
41	Woody Guthrie holding This Machine Kills Fascists guitar	Photograph by Lester Balog
42	Adobe House	Oil Painting Artwork
Section 7: Womben
43	Womben	Text Panel
44	Woman & guitar	Brush and Ink Artwork
45	I Took In Some Washing	Brush and Ink Artwork
46	Wished I was A Single Girl Again	Brush and Ink Artwork
47	Women	Brushed Ink Artwork
48	Suki Jump	Brush and Dry Brush Artwork
49	4/22/46 Women	Pen and Ink Artwork
50	Bitter Fruit	Pencil and Pen and Ink Artwork
Series 8: Children
51	Children	Text Panel
52	Kids Band	Watercolor Artwork
53	Girl with arched back	Watercolor Artwork
54	Cathy In Mirror	Watercolor Artwork
55	Ain't Nobody That Can Sing Like Me	Watercolor Artwork
56	Bird	Watercolor Artwork
57	Arlo Dybuck Davey	Watercolor Artwork
58	Put Your Finger In The Air	Watercolor Artwork
59	2 Kids	Watercolor Artwork
60	My Dolly	Watercolor Artwork
Series 9: Abstract
61	Abstract	Text Panel
62	Union Love Juice	Notebook Artwork
63	Every Lines Runs Together	Watercolor Artwork
64	Southern White	Watercolor Artwork
Series 10: Epilogue
65	We'll It's Always We Ramble	Text Panel
66	Credits	Text Panel

This exhibit was created by the Woody Guthrie Foundation.
All images are protected by Copyright and are embedded with a watermark for protection.