Lewis E. Calver, an illustrator who was inspired by Molly Ivins and Ann Richards has won the Chronicle of Higher Education's Bush Library contest. This isn't for the actual library that will be built on the SMU campus, obviously. This design had to be drawn on the back of an envelope.
Here are a few quotes about the design from Calver:
“I liked the idea of a false facade showing the White House so people who still believe in his presidency can at least have some kind of inspiration, even if it’s false inspiration”
About the reflecting pool: “When people look down, they will see reflections of themselves and be reminded that the ones who voted for him were ultimately responsible. I've always felt that as much as you might want to blame George Bush or Karl Rove or anyone else for the disaster of the presidency, the real people to blame were the voters who were duped.”
For more on his winning entry and some of the other entries see:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/architecture/1921/inspired-by-ann-richards-and-molly-ivans-illustrator-wins-bush-library-contest
Here are a few quotes about the design from Calver:
“I liked the idea of a false facade showing the White House so people who still believe in his presidency can at least have some kind of inspiration, even if it’s false inspiration”
About the reflecting pool: “When people look down, they will see reflections of themselves and be reminded that the ones who voted for him were ultimately responsible. I've always felt that as much as you might want to blame George Bush or Karl Rove or anyone else for the disaster of the presidency, the real people to blame were the voters who were duped.”
For more on his winning entry and some of the other entries see:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/architecture/1921/inspired-by-ann-richards-and-molly-ivans-illustrator-wins-bush-library-contest
2 comments:
Love the comment about the reflecting pool.
Love the comment about the reflecting pool.
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