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| The original research I executed on this previously unstudied
collection of seventy-five etchings, was published in a book
of essays, a journal, and was presented at two conferences. |
| While working at the 1940 edition of the Golden Gate International
Exposition held on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay,
Berkeley artist and etcher Elizabeth Ginno created some seventy-five
etchings depicting men, women and children of various cultures
in traditional dress. Ginno, as a woman working in the arts
during the interwar years, focuses her work on unique international
cultural exchange. Ginno’s early theatrical costuming
experience combined with her artistic training allowed her to
utilize modern art techniques to record traditional costume
present at the 1940 Exposition. |
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| This research explored the nature of the artwork, the artist
who created them and their connection to the San Francisco Bay
Area at large. While these images may appear to be mere depictions
of “foreign visitors,” they actually reveal the
growing concern held by Ginno and the Bay Area at large over
the presumed loss of the world’s traditional cultures--due
in large part to Hitler’s growing occupation of Western
Europe. |
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. Paula J. Birnbaum and Anna Novakov (Eds),
Edwin Mellen Press, May 30, 2009.