Title
Paste paper.
Coverage
Louise Lawrence Foster (1944-2020)
Date
ca. 2010s
Subject
Painted, combed, and drawn with acrylic paint on commercial paper
Description
Louise Lawrence Foster, active 1980–2019, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was a painter, designer, and book artist. She made paste papers in both traditional and contemporary patterns, after studying at the University of Alabama with bookbinders Fritz and Trudi Eberhardt and calligrapher Suzanne Moore. Foster taught hand bookbinding, paste paper, and drawing at several southern colleges and in occasional workshops. Her work was represented by dealers Vamp & Tramp Booksellers, Birmingham, Alabama.
Source
Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Melodie Carr