Events
Art Gets Political: A Collection of Political "Meet the Artist" reception
- 2:00pm–4:00pm Sunday, October 5, 2014
Join artists at a catered "Meet the Artists" reception Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 2:00pm to 4:00pm in the George R. White Library and Learning Center lobby. This is the last exhibit day of Carl Wolfson's collection of politial buttons. The collecton is displayed on art canvases with boards dedicated to a particular candidate or state. This collection is part of a 18,000-button collection which has been described as a "pop art panorama of American history and political marketing".
Carl Wolfston, who holds a M.A. in political science from UCLA, began collecting buttons while volunteering for Jimmy Carter's presidental bid in 1976. "Carl in the Morning" can be heard on XRAY.fm. On air, Wolfson covers national and local politics and conducts in-depth interviw with A-list guests. Prior to his radio career, Wolfson was one of the country's top headlining comedians, specializing in current-events humor.