James Allen
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Black Flag (1929 Britannica Flag)
2019
book excavation
33.5 x 60.5 inches unframed
Engineering 1897
2019
book excavation
17 x 23.75 inches framed
Bicycle Posters
2019
book excavation
19.25 x 14.25 inches framed
World War One
2018
book excavation
12.25 x 11.25 inches framed
World War One
2018
book excavation
12.25 x 11.25 inches framed
June 1953 (Eastern Oregonian)
2019
newspaper excavation
22.25 x 17.25 x .75 inches
June 1954 (Eastern Oregonian)
2019
newspaper excavation
22 x 16.5 x .75 inches
Happy Ever After
2019
book excavation
21 x 16.25 x 1 inches
Lewis and Clark
2019
book excavation
15.25 x 11.25 inches framed
Fantastic Four
2018
book excavation
13.25 x 10 inches framed
Fantastic Four
2018
book excavation
13.25 x 10 inches framed
Avengers
2018
book excavation
9.75 x 8 inches framed
Avengers
2018
book excavation
9.75 x 8 inches framed
Sick Rose
2019
book excavation
12.75 x 10 inches framed
Sick Rose
2019
book excavation
12.75 x 10 inches framed
Piracy
2019
book excavation
15.25 x 12.25 inches framed
Butterfly Habitat
2019
book excavation
15 x 11.5 inches framed
Home of the Gun
2018
book excavation
10 x 9 x 4.75 inches
Home of the Gun (back)
2018
book excavation
10 x 9 x 4.75 inches
Pictorial Webster's
2019
book excavation
8.75 x 8 x 3.75 inches
Pictorial Webster's (back)
2019
book excavation
8.75 x 8 x 3.75 inches
Pictorial Webster's (spine)
2019
book excavation
8.75 x 8 x 3.75 inches
Talismans & Spells
2019
book excavation
10 x 9 inches framed
Mammals
2018
book excavation
9 x 7.25 inches framed
Also in September, the gallery is excited to feature Making New Memories by artist James Allen. Allen is known for creating sculpture by cutting into books, revealing new layers and textures. His book excavations, taking on various themes and eras, are a way of mining of history. In this latest body of work, the artist aims to re-present collective histories. The show is anchored by a major work of an American flag constructed entirely of the full sequence of the Britannica Encyclopedias of 1929, a pivotal year in our history. Titled “Black Flag,” the piece brings history into the now, making old new again.