Gestures W'06_07 FINAL 2.indd - Temple University

dean’s message
Appreciation to 1987 Design Workshop
As promised, Tyler Gestures has undergone a
major renovation, though the last design held
up well for two decades.
The 21st century required the addition of
color photography throughout and a new
editorial focus directed more towards alumni
engagement. Tyler Gestures has taken on a
new attitude while holding onto the most
important qualities of an art school
newsletter—the people and artwork.
XX TYLER GESTURES WINTER 2006
DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF TYLER,
It has been my pleasure to complete my first
year at the Tyler School of Art and I’m happy to
report on some significant accomplishments and
milestones. Though we continue to plan for the
most advanced visual-arts facility in the region,
there are more exciting developments at Tyler:
• The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania decided to increase their
commitment to our new building by an additional $6 million.
• Temple University’s new President, Ann Weaver Hart, decided
that Tyler will continue to offer both digital and wet-lab
photography, reversing a decision by a previous administration.
• Substantial improvements have been made to the Elkins Park
campus including repairing three roofs on buildings, adding
additional lighting around campus, and increasing security.
• The Architecture program passed a rigorous review and
received accreditation renewal for the next six years. Lindsay
Bremner, newly appointed chair for the architecture program,
comes to us from South Africa.
• Tyler had its biggest fundraising year ever, with more than
$1.5 million added to our scholarship endowment alone.
Kelli Cavanaugh, director of publications
at Tyler, and Jennifer Davison and Scotty
Reifsnyder, MFA students in graphic and
interactive design, have worked diligently
over the past five months to provide Tyler’s
alumni and friends with a format that is
artistic and straightforward for the reader.
The design and editorial staff involved with
the new layout of Tyler Gestures want to
sincerely thank Frank Baseman, MFA ’83 and
his design workshop students, who were the
masterminds behind the creative design and
production of the first issue in 1987.
• Professor Sharyn O’Mara was appointed Interim Associate
Dean and Claire Tillman was appointed Assistant Dean of
Finance and Human Resources.
• Six new tenure faculty appointments were made after
extensive international searches, significantly expanding the
cultural and international scope of the faculty.
• Current faculty accomplishments include Pepón Osorio
serving as a sole representative of the United States at the
São Paulo Biennial and Tracy Cooper, a professor in the
art history department, having her book Palladio’s Venice:
Architecture and Society in a Renaissance Republic published.
• We have a new academic coordinator, an additional member
of the fundraising staff, additional clerical and (for the first
time ever) technical staff for each department and an Internet
services coordinator.
All of the above developments are part of a plan for the School
as it moves to a new location and evolves to meet the dramatic
changes in the ways we study and create art.
I’m looking forward to breaking ground this spring at the
newly prepared site for the Tyler School of Art at 12th and
Norris Streets in Philadelphia. I’m eager to hear from all of
you about the plans for the future.
Best wishes,
Keith Morrison
Dean, Tyler School of Art
Baseman was the director of the original
Tyler Design Workshop, essentially a
publications office for Tyler, working on
real-world projects to promote the school.
Gestures won a gold medal from the Art
Directors Club of Philadelphia, 52nd Annual
Competition. Students contributing to the
project were: Carol Baxter, Kirsten Engstrom,
Peggy Sue Musser, Gary Peterson, Joo Sue,
and Sang Yoon.
The intention is that this new design will do
the same justice for another twenty years.
Please send your comments on the design
to tyleralumni@temple.edu.