Prisoner Express Art collection, 2006-2010.
Collection Number: 6912

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Prisoner Express Art collection, 2006-2010.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6912
Abstract:
Art work and letters sent to the Prisoner Express program from people in prison in the United States.
Creator:
Prisoner Express
Quanitities:
1.3 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Prisoner Express program, sponsored by the Durland Alternatives Library at Cornell University, promotes rehabilitation by offering inmates information, education and the opportunity for creative self-expression in a public forum.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Art work and letters sent to the Prisoner Express program from people in prison in the United States, Prisoner Express newsletters and outreach materials, ads and material related to an exhibition of the art at Cornell in November 2006. The artwork includes colored pencil, crayon, and ink on paper, fabric, envelopes, and illustration board, plus origami.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

Prisoner Express Art Exhibit collection, #6912. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

See also the Jemma Macera Prisoner Express Papers, #8484 and the Prisoner Express newsletter.

SUBJECTS

Subjects:
Prisoners as artists -- United States.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Prisoner Express Brochure
no date
Box 1 Folder 2
Prisoner Express Newsletters: Summer 2005, Winter 2006, Summer 2006, Winter 2007
2005-2007
Box 1 Folder 3
Original Artist Letters: Letters Which Accompanied Work Used in Art Exhibit
2006
Box 1 Folder 4
Prisoner Outreach Materials: Journal Project, Vikings, What Makes a Good Prison Guard
2006
Box 1 Folder 5
Letters from Artists: Prepared for Exhibit
2006
Box 1 Folder 6
Materials for Prisoner Art Shows
2006
Box 1 Folder 7-79
Artwork and Letters from Prisoners
2006
Box 2 Folder 1
Prisoner Express Poetry Anthology, volume 2 and 5
2008, 2010
Box 2 Folder 2-4
Artwork
n.d.