Veterans Day

Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans.

Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries mark the anniversary of the end of World War I.

Verterans Day is distinct from Memorial Day, a U. S. holiday in May. Veterans Day celebrates the services of all U. S. Military veterans, while Memorial Day honors those who had died while in military service. Armed Forces Day, honors only those currently serving in the U. S. Military.

 

 

 

Silhouettes!

 

      The lobby exhibit for October is a selection of silhouettes from the Prairie Museum of Art and History collection.

      A silhouette is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single color - usually black. The silhouette is usually presented on a light background.

      As early as 1759 profiles cu from cardboard were the cheapest way of recording a person's appearance. In America, silhouettes were highly popular from about 1790 to 1840. Many book illustrators in the late 19th and early 20th century used silhouette techniques. Painted silhouette images remained popular on advertising souvenirs into the 1960s.

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Commemorative & Souvenir Plates

 The September lobby exhibit of commemorative, souvenir, and advertising plates is from the collection of Prairie Museum of Art and History.

Commemorative, souvenir, and advertising plates have been popular collector items for many decades. Most of these plates are very artistic and decorative. Early advertising plates were not glazed over the art and business name. With continued use and washing the art & pringing would fade or scratch. Modern souvenir and commemorative plates use an improved glazing process to make them much more durable.

 

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