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== Historical Significance ==
== Historical Significance ==


Bea Nettles' work often lies at the intersection of different artistic mediums and frequently employs photographic experimentation. Seasonal Turns specifically combines photography with a book-like format. Nettles was one of many artists who began experimenting with new image production processes in the 1960s and 1970s. <ref>Emerson, Melanie E. "BEA NETTLES: PERFORMING IDENTITY THROUGH MYSTICAL STORYTELLING." The Journal of Artists' Books : JAB 43, (Spring, 2018): 14. https://proxy.library.upenn.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/scholarly-journals/bea-nettles-performing-identity-through-mystical/docview/2379603069/se-2.</ref> She continues to teach art and bookmaking courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she currently resides. <ref>Edgington, Colin. "In dream and soil: a conversation with Bea Nettles." Afterimage, March-April 2017, 15+. Gale In Context: Biography (accessed May 4, 2024). https://link-gale-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/apps/doc/A493032750/BIC?u=upenn_main&sid=summon&xid=279a2f23.<ref>
Bea Nettles' work often lies at the intersection of different artistic mediums and frequently employs photographic experimentation. Seasonal Turns specifically combines photography with a book-like format. Nettles was one of many artists who began experimenting with new image production processes in the 1960s and 1970s. <ref>Emerson, Melanie E. "BEA NETTLES: PERFORMING IDENTITY THROUGH MYSTICAL STORYTELLING." The Journal of Artists' Books : JAB 43, (Spring, 2018): 14. https://proxy.library.upenn.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/scholarly-journals/bea-nettles-performing-identity-through-mystical/docview/2379603069/se-2.</ref> She continues to teach art and bookmaking courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she currently resides. <ref>Edgington, Colin. "In dream and soil: a conversation with Bea Nettles." Afterimage, March-April 2017, 15+. Gale In Context: Biography (accessed May 4, 2024). https://link-gale-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/apps/doc/A493032750/BIC?u=upenn_main&sid=summon&xid=279a2f23.<ref/>





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Seasonal Turns is an artists' book published in 1994 by artist and author Bea Nettles.

Each booklet in Seasonal Turns was created from cardstock that was inkjet printed on both sides, and then folded into an accordion format.


Historical Significance

Bea Nettles' work often lies at the intersection of different artistic mediums and frequently employs photographic experimentation. Seasonal Turns specifically combines photography with a book-like format. Nettles was one of many artists who began experimenting with new image production processes in the 1960s and 1970s. [1] She continues to teach art and bookmaking courses at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she currently resides. <ref>Edgington, Colin. "In dream and soil: a conversation with Bea Nettles." Afterimage, March-April 2017, 15+. Gale In Context: Biography (accessed May 4, 2024). https://link-gale-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/apps/doc/A493032750/BIC?u=upenn_main&sid=summon&xid=279a2f23.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name


Physical Characteristics

Photographs

Notes

  1. Emerson, Melanie E. "BEA NETTLES: PERFORMING IDENTITY THROUGH MYSTICAL STORYTELLING." The Journal of Artists' Books : JAB 43, (Spring, 2018): 14. https://proxy.library.upenn.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/scholarly-journals/bea-nettles-performing-identity-through-mystical/docview/2379603069/se-2.