{"id":9539,"date":"2016-09-08T09:05:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T13:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=9539"},"modified":"2021-09-23T17:32:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:32:46","slug":"illustrating-scranton-the-drawings-of-don-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2016\/09\/08\/illustrating-scranton-the-drawings-of-don-murray\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibit on Display: “Illustrating Scranton: The Drawings of Don Murray”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"murray<\/a>Now through\u00a0December 9th, the Library’s fifth floor Heritage Room will feature an exhibit on the work of local artist Don Murray. Comprised mainly of pen and ink drawings, the works on view depict the historic architecture and landmark sites of Scranton and the surrounding northeast Pennsylvania landscape. Marked by a sophisticated ability to render architectural detail, Murray\u2019s works demonstrate his technical skill in pen and ink that he acquired through professional training as a draftsman while serving in the Armed Forces in the 1940s. Through the G.I. Bill, Murray was later able to enroll in the Murray School of Art in Scranton where he further refined\u00a0his artistic ability.\u00a0Murray\u2019s faithful reproductions of Scranton’s landmarks are\u00a0considered by many to contribute to the preservation of the city\u2019s architectural heritage.<\/p>\n

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Don Murray, Municipal Building,<\/em> pen and ink, 2006<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Among the works on view is a pen and ink drawing of the Municipal Building, which has been the seat of municipal government in Scranton since the 1890s. Designed by local architect Edwin L. Walter in 1888, Scranton City Hall borrowed the Victorian Gothic style of the Lackawanna County Courthouse. In 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.<\/p>\n

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Don Murray,\u00a0Scranton Cultural Center,<\/em> watercolor and graphite on paper, undated<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Also on view is a watercolor painting of the neo-Gothic fa\u00e7ade of the Scranton Cultural Center, formerly known as the Masonic Temple. Built in 1927, the Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral was designed by architect Raymond Hood, whose best-known works include the Tribune Tower in Chicago and Rockefeller Center in New York City.<\/p>\n

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Don Murray,\u00a0Electric City Building,<\/em> pen and ink, 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Don Murray, Albright Memorial Library,<\/em> pen and ink, 2009<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Page from an International Correspondence School textbook. Pneumatics analytic geometry<\/em>. Scranton, Pa: International Textbooks Co., 1950. Print.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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For 17 years, Murray served as chief illustrator at the International Correspondence Schools (ICS)<\/a> in Scranton where he produced technical drawings for instructional texts on a variety of subjects, including mechanical drawing. While unattributed, the mechanical\u00a0drawing shown here serves as an example of the type of drawing Murray prepared\u00a0for ICS course books. Later in his professional career, Murray worked on specification drawings for product manuals in the drafting department at Ingersoll Rand.<\/p>\n

The exhibit will be on display during normal library hours\u00a0in the fifth floor Heritage Room through Friday, December 9, 2016.\u00a0On Tuesday, October 25th at 6pm the Weinberg Memorial Library will host a reception and exhibit talk. This event is free and open to the public. \u00a0For more information, please contact Special Collections Librarian, Michael Knies. michael.knies@scranton.edu<\/a>, (570) 941-6341.<\/p>\n

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