This ceramic sculpture was created by Louise Paine in 1942. The limited knowledge we have on Paine reflects a documentation problem for many artists involved in the relief programs during the Great Depression. We do know that Paine was involved with the Works Progress Administration's Art Program in 1942. She also worked as a faculty assistant in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts at Southern Illinois Normal University from 1941-1945.

Internet Resources: Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on Illinois Artists, only the best of the sites that we visited! Chicago Artists' Coalition Homepage at: http://www.caconline.org/home.html Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Homepage at: http://www.mcachicago.org/

Museum Loan Kits: A kit is available for the topic of Illinois Artists. Audio-Visual Program - Select Illinois Artists Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit: http://www.museum.siu.edu/ university_museum/education/loankit.htm For more information please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources: At this time, the Museum Explorers Library contains no books on Illinois Artists. Please check back. Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page. The following is a list of printed materials about Illinois Artists which may be available through your library. No materials available at this time. Please check back.

Previous Explorer Projects: This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the last three years. There are no previous school projects completed on Illinois Artists. To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages at: http://www.museum.siu.edu/university_museum/ museum_classroom_grant /Museum_Explorers/school_projects.html

This work titled "Oval Forest Nest," was created by Dan Johnson for the University Museum in 1997. The design for this bench was the winner of the Museum's Seat Art competition that year. Johnson received an MFA in Fine Art from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Besides creating outdoor sculpture, Johnson also works with ceramics, glass, and painting.