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Eighty-two artists and craftsmen, using a total of ninety-four spaces, entered the Skinker-DeBaliviere Art Fair this year. They were judged by John and Joyce Ryan, both graduates of Rhode Island School of Design and Washington University, who currently own Ryan Studio, offering animation, illustration, and design services. One of John’s most recent projects is the new KSD-TV Channel 5 logo design and animation for the news openings and station identifications. He has also worked for Channel 9 and contributed animated segments to their Letter People and Common Cents shows.
Joyce has assisted in producing animated TV commercials, completed a larger-than-life bronze relief portrait of football player Paul Christman for the Hall of Fame at the University of Missouri at Columbia, and contributed a three-dimensional illustration to the United Way for the “100 Neediest Cases” campaign which appeared in the Post-Dispatch. Before Ryan Studio, she worked for the St. Louis Museum of Science and Natural History, where, among other things, she participated in the design and execution of four major, permanent exhibit halls.
The Art Fair Committee awarded a total of $205 in prizes. As usual, the final determination for categories for the prizes was determined by the judges, based on the range of arts and crafts represented.
The Best in Show Award was shared by Robert Stillwell, Jr., for line drawings, and Jackie Factor, for jewelry. Other awards went to Don and Carol Damhorst, wood crafts; Roger and Fern Steffen of Leather Loft, leather; Nancy Kibens, pottery; Jody DePew McLeane, pastels; and Charles Haller, oil painting.
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Roger Steffen — Best in leather. Photo by Rich Lake. The Paper, June 1979, page 6.
Originally published in The Paper, June 1979.
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