Louise Lawrence "Larry Lou" Foster (1944 – 2020) was an American paper marbler, book artist, book binder, and educator. She was born on January 16, 1944, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Foster attended Auburn University, George Washington University, and University of Alabama.[1]
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| Born | January 16, 1944 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Died | February 29, 2020 (aged 76) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Alma mater | Auburn University, George Washington University, University of Alabama |
| Known for | Paper craft |
Foster conducted workshops on paper marbling and paste paper at many locations, including Asheville BookWork and the Center for Book Arts.[2] She taught bookbinding as an adjunct professor at Pensacola Junior College and then at its successor, Pensacola State College.[3]
Foster died on February 29, 2020, in Tuscaloosa.[1]
Her work was included in the 2023 exhibition Pattern and Flow: A Golden Age of American Decorated Papers, 1960s-2000s at the Grolier Club[3] and in the Paper Legacy Project at the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Louise Foster Obituary (1944 - 2020) - Tuscaloosa, AL". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Larry Louise Foster". Alabama Reckoner. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b Dubansky, Mindell; Berger, Sidney E. (2022). Pattern and flow: a golden age of American decorated paper, 1960s to 2000s [exhibition, The Grolier Club, New York, January 17-April 8, 2023]. New York New Haven: Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Distributed by Yale University Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0300266191.
- ^ "Collection of paste papers / created by Louise Lawrence Foster". Thomas J. Watson Library Digital Collections. Retrieved 8 March 2024.