Steven Guarnaccia Illustration Department files
This collection consists of files and materials generated during the tenure of illustrator Steven Guarnaccia as chair of illustration at the Parsons School of Design (2004-2011) and his subsequent years of teaching as an associate professor until 2021, as well as his time as an adjunct professor in the 1980s. The collection includes office files pertaining to special projects undertaken by the department, works professionally published by former students of the program, student-made posters, and over 300 zines produced by Parsons students for Guarnaccia’s Pictozine class.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Collection is open for research use. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment.
- Dates
- 1987-2020
- Extent
- 3 Cubic Feet (3 boxes, 2 folders, 2 oversize folders)
- .516 Gigabytes (222 files migrated from 2 CDs)
- Related Names
- Guarnaccia, Steven
- Parsons The New School for Design. Illustration Department
- Language of Materials
- English
- Language of Materials
- Italian
This series consists of published and self-published works by students and former students of the Parsons School of Design Illustration Department. Some are individual pieces, while others are compilations of work produced by graduating students, or catalogs of the work of students receiving particular recognition. Artist names are indicated where known.
- Dates
- 1987-2020
Risograph print class zine, class project (self-published). Participating students: Brett Silvers, Ching Lan, Haley Moore, Madeline McMahan, Manuel Martinex, Margaux Bigou, Hanni Vu, Maria Putri, Nicholas Baba, Wendy Koo, Paula Mittrowann, Thais Reyes, Nicholas Tanzman, Lena Besse.
- Dates
- 2016
Inscription: "An Anthology of Short Comics from Matt Madden's Comics Storytelling Seminar." Participating students: Rose Annis, Alex Borgstrom, Beryl Chung, Gardner Gould, Samuel Holleran, Sarah Kolker, Brian Lisi, Freddy Lopez, Yulia Makarova, Sarena Melchert, Anna Moriarty-Lev, Ella Morton, Dino Pai, Michele Satenberg, Gabriel Tick, Alexander Vogt.
- Dates
- 2007
- Dates
- 2010
Inscription: "Created as a student, then published and sold. Student of Frank Olinski."
- Dates
- 2004
Inscription: "Steven-coordinated project in collaboration with Illy." Participating students: Chanu Kim, Jonathan Schmidt, James Wight.
- Dates
- 2005
- Dates
- 2006
- Dates
- circa 2018
Inscription: "1991 dummy, Satiric Image class."
- Dates
- 1991
Cover art (a pigeon with lettering) for a DVD with performances by Make Music New York, designed by Danielle MacIndoe. Actual DVD was not retained as part of this collection.
- Dates
- 2007
- Dates
- 2010
- Dates
- 2018
Participating students: Allen Robbins, Brittany Naundorff, Dinah Baergas, Einat Sapegin, Eumi Pok, Gabriel Franklin, Jordan Nevins, Kelly Primack, Keren Hasson, Laruen Vena, Mary Rockcastle, Marvel Jean-Pierre, Ryan Florez, Sarah Faber, Shannon Berry, Silvia Coco, Rosa Chen.
- Dates
- 2014
Illustrations by Mark Matcho.
- Dates
- 1987-1988
- Dates
- 2008
- Dates
- 2016
- Dates
- circa 1987-2020
- Dates
- 2013
- Dates
- 2017
Published class project. Participating students: Katie Turner, Sophia Chang, Holly Overton, Julia Hermannsdottir, Toby Liebowitz, Shu Okada, Christine Young, Juliet Wolf, Hannah K. Lee, Meg Eldredge, Justine Ashbee, Roxie Vizcarra, Anastasia Mouxis, Zachary Zezima, Yael Levy, Susana Velasco.
- Dates
- 2005-2020
Participating students: Sarah Berman, Shannon Berry, Yun Hee Chang, Silvia Coco, Amalia Drewes, Sarah Faber, Valentyn Fedak, Alexandra Fongaro, Ellie Goodman, Keren Hasson, Amanda Hendon, Marvel Jean-Pierre, Lluvia Jimenez, Will Johnson, Harriette Kim, Candace Lee, Stephanie Leone, Adrian Mangel, Daniel Marin Medina, Luke Maroldi, Jessica Mercado, Brittany Naundorff, Tienyu Ty Ning, Anna Outridge, Noe Paparella, Kyeonghong Park, Suji Park, Jacqueline Pisano, Kelly Primack, Mary Ethel Rockcastle, Saradyn Sanon, Einat Sapegin, Fernando Sarmiento, Gia Sehein, Emma K. Selby, Shruti Richa Sharma, Qiaoyi Shi, Yealee (Yeri) Shin, Thea Stevens, Hannah Thompson-Garner, Lauren Vena, Sarah Whang, Patrick Woolf, Mencia Zagarella, Miriam Zemel.
- Dates
- 2017
Inscription: "Senior thesis project, then bought." Faculty advisor: Lauren Redniss.
- Dates
- 2018
- Dates
- 2013-2015
- Dates
- 1980-2019
This file contains documentation of the Street Art Project, an intensive, two-week summer course at The Altos Chavon School of Design, Parsons' sister school in the Dominican Republic. A CD within this folder, titled "Altos Talks" contains presentations given by Steven Guarnaccia and Nora Krug. Guarnaccia's presentation consists of a text and a PowerPoint slideshow. Krug's presentation consists of a text, an animated slideshow, and animated website files from her "How to Bow" project, on Japanese business etiquette, which is referenced in her presentation. These files were migrated from the CD.
- Dates
- 2007-2008
- Dates
- 2003-2010
- Dates
- 2008-2009
- Dates
- 2005-2008
Contains postcards, biographical data, and email correspondence.
- Dates
- 2007
Contains biographical data and an Uglydoll press kit.
- Dates
- 2005-2008
External projects includes files labeled as such by Steven Guarnaccia for student projects involving collaborations with organizations outside Parsons School of Design.
- Dates
- 2006-2010
- Dates
- 2008-2010
- Dates
- 2006-2007
- Dates
- 2007-2008
- Dates
- 2008
Contents of DVD, a short film showing students working on a mural while listening to jazz musicians play at Lincoln Center, migrated. DVD cover left in folder.
- Dates
- 2007 February
Contains correspondence and notes.
- Dates
- 2008
External projects includes files labeled as such by Steven Guarnaccia for student projects involving collaborations with organizations outside Parsons School of Design.
- Dates
- 2007
External projects includes files labeled as such by Steven Guarnaccia for student projects involving collaborations with organizations outside Parsons School of Design.
- Dates
- 2007