Supporters of Robert E. Wood's art look to archive thousands of pieces of original work
It's been a year since iconic Kent artist Robert Wood died, yet friends and supporters still struggle to find the value of his work to the Kent community. That doesn't mean Wood's closest friends don't think there's value in his portfolio, which includes thousands of individual pieces of art. Instead, they're trying to determine how best to catalogue, archive and display his works in a way that most benefits fellow artists and patrons alike in the Kent area. "When he died, a lot of people came to me and said that the work should be catalogued and archived," said John Kluth, a long-time friend of Wood. "And of course the reason for cataloguing and archiving his collection is because it has some meaning to future generations. "So that was …
Archivist Mara DeMattia will speak about Robert Wood's collection of works Sunday, Feb. 3
Almost one year to the date of the death of iconic Kent artist Robert Wood his life's work will be the topic of a presentation by Kent archivist Mara DeMattia. DeMattia will speak about Wood's collection of art work and his life as an artist during a presentation Sunday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent. The archivist has spent the past 11 months since Wood's unexpected death Feb. 5, 2012, studying his art by examining his works and talking with friends and fellow artists. Her goal is to give value to his collection by creating an archive of the work, which estimates put at more than 11,000 individual pieces. "And if you have a good archive of his work, then you can choose to make displays based upon that …
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