Preview the Exhibition
“'Look out!’ squawked Mrs. Mallard, all of a dither. 'You’ll get run over!’” Graphite on tracing paper. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“She taught them to walk in a line, to come when they were called, and to keep a safe distance from bikes and scooters and other things with wheels." Graphite. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“There they waded ashore and waddled along till they came to the highway." Graphite on paper. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“He planted himself in the center of the road, raised one hand to stop traffic, and then beckoned with the other, the way policemen do, for Mrs. Mallard to cross over." Graphite. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“...Right on into the Public Garden.” Graphite. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“His favorite place to practice was in the bathtub, because there the tone was improved one hundred percent." Ink on illustration board. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“Her mother went back to her picking, but Little Sal . . . sat down in the middle of a large clump of bushes and ate blueberries." Ink. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“And then at sunset, with the porpoises puffing and playing around your boat, you come about and set a course for home.” Watercolor. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
"...You, on your island are standing in the shadow, watching the rain begin to spill down way across the bay.” Watercolor. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“Then Burt opened a left-over gallon of yellow deck paint and started sloshing it around, dribbling-little-bit-here, a-little-bit-there. He was beginning to enjoy himself—probably because it was the first time he’d ever had a chance to express his personality in paint.” Watercolor. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“'Look out!’ squawked Mrs. Mallard, all of a dither. 'You’ll get run over!’” Graphite on tracing paper. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“She taught them to walk in a line, to come when they were called, and to keep a safe distance from bikes and scooters and other things with wheels." Graphite. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“There they waded ashore and waddled along till they came to the highway." Graphite on paper. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“He planted himself in the center of the road, raised one hand to stop traffic, and then beckoned with the other, the way policemen do, for Mrs. Mallard to cross over." Graphite. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“...Right on into the Public Garden.” Graphite. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“His favorite place to practice was in the bathtub, because there the tone was improved one hundred percent." Ink on illustration board. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“Her mother went back to her picking, but Little Sal . . . sat down in the middle of a large clump of bushes and ate blueberries." Ink. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“And then at sunset, with the porpoises puffing and playing around your boat, you come about and set a course for home.” Watercolor. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
"...You, on your island are standing in the shadow, watching the rain begin to spill down way across the bay.” Watercolor. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.
“Then Burt opened a left-over gallon of yellow deck paint and started sloshing it around, dribbling-little-bit-here, a-little-bit-there. He was beginning to enjoy himself—probably because it was the first time he’d ever had a chance to express his personality in paint.” Watercolor. Courtesy of The May Massee Collection, Emporia State University Special Collections and Archives, Emporia State University.