Accession.Number	2013.0.368
Title	Witness Of Peter And John
Artist	Emmer, Sister Joanne
Creator.Role	artist; printer
Date	1965
Subject	Disciples of Christ Prayer
Description	Two men stand side to side, facing away from each other. Their hands are tied together with rope and they stand with their feet apart and hands open, palms facing upward. They have solemn expressions on their faces, with their heads tilted slightly upward. In the background, curvilinear lines in the shapes of flames rise upward. The image is depicted in a vibrant red, black, and white. The wood carving technique and the grain from the wood create simulated texture and visual noise throughout the image.
Inscription	Witness of Peter and John; '65; Sister Photina
Medium	ink
Technique	woodcut
Culture	American; Catholicism
Context	This image is an illustration for Christian Inheritance Book 7, page 132. For a description of the work by the artist, see the Teacher’s Manual for Book 7. Sources: Connole, R. J. (1966). Christian Inheritance: Book 7. St. Paul, MN: North Central Publishing. This work was part of an exhibition In the Light of Day at the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Kate's in 2013. exhibited; alumnae; faculty; Minnesota artists; Sisters/CSJ; Twin Cities artists; women artists; printmaking; printmaking: relief prints; liturgical/devotional works; color; figurative; narrative; representational
Type	print
Measurements.Image	12 x 18 inches
Material.Support	paper
Artist Biography	Sister Joanne Emmer (known as Sister Photina in the 1950s and 1960s) is a an artist and educator who brings a deep sense of spirituality to her creation of art. She was born on March 9, 1930 in Moose Lake, MN, and currently resides at Carondelet Village in St. Paul, MN. She studied art from a young age, beginning at the Walker Art School in Minneapolis in the late 1940s. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ) in 1951 and completed a B.A. in art at the College of St. Catherine in 1956. She furthered her education at the California College of Arts and Crafts where she received a M.F.A. in painting in 1961. She taught art at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul and St. Mary’s Junior College in Minneapolis, where her students were primarily young women studying to be health care professionals. During the 1980s she developed and taught a non-visual art course to undergraduates at the College of St. Catherine, which is just one example of her innovative and holistic education philosophy. She retired from active teaching in 1995. Her art career has included many forms of inspiration and exploration with various techniques. Her early career focused on oil painting, and in her later career she returns to painting using a wet-on-wet acrylic wash technique. Mid-career, she discovered printmaking, and explored many forms of woodblock and screen printing. The subject matter of her prints and paintings are often centered around religion and nature. In a guide to the 2008 Joanne Emmer, CSJ retrospective at the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Center, she is quoted: “I have often thought of my career as an art teacher, therefore, as ‘opening the eyes of the blind, unstopping the ears of the deaf, strengthening withered limbs, etc.’ -- all the grand metaphors of the Gospels. I make paintings and prints with the same hope for those who view them.”
Series	Illustration for Christian Inheritance.
Institution	St. Catherine University
Copyright	This digital image may not be reproduced for any reason without the express written consent of St. Catherine University. Artwork available for faculty/staff use. Please contact the Catherine G. Murphy Art Gallery Director, Nicole Watson, at (651) 690-6637.
Campus availability	Available

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