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- Description:
- Dennis Preston doodled on napkins at several Biggby locations in the greater Lansing area for over ten years. The napkins were entertainment for customers as they waited for their drinks. If a customer liked a napkin, or more than one, they would give a $10 tip to the barista and take the napkin. The whole tip went completely to the barista. This series is a sampling of the many napkin doodles. The artist has noted that the doodles are not actual people. Dennis may have been inspired by someone, but these are not caricatures, they are all made up.
- Date Created:
- [1997 TO 2013]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Preston Collection
- Description:
- Artist Dirk Gringhuis holding a pipe, in a doorway.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- This is a collection of photographs and digitized doodles, fine art, and commercial art created by Dennis Preston. Also included are audio recordings of his own songs and music projects that he participated in. Some video is also part of the collection. The collection is representative of his work but not comprehensive; more will be added over time. Dennis grew up in Lansing, Michigan. He began freelance illustrating while still in high school (Eastern). His first commissioned work was from local TV celebrity Len Stuttman. Len had him draw animal cartoon characters for a Woldumar Nature Center poster. In the late 1960s and early '70s, Dennis was known for the concert posters he designed. Also at that time, he painted murals, designed posters and created newspaper advertising for the stores Sounds & Diversions and Free Spirit in Lansing. He also made drawings for Joe and Robbie Levine's education company that produced teaching aids internationally.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Preston Collection
- Description:
- The Charles H. Mead Collection contains 38 pencil and ink drawings, as well as some that possibly include watercolor. The drawings are primarily of scenes and buildings from the Lansing, Michigan, area, with a few from South Haven, Michigan. The drawings that are dated range from 1868 to 1878. Those undated are believed to have been done between 1865 and 1879. Many are glued to heavy card paper backing, and some have mat frames. This collection has been fully digitized. A representative selection has been included with this record.
- Date Created:
- [1868 TO 1878]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Charles H. Mead Collection
- Description:
- Historical Society of Greater Lansing and Ingham County Historical Commission president Craig Whitford talks about the artwork of Charles Mead, a member of the Mead family of early settlers and an illustrator of many early scenes of Lansing, at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center. A selection of Charles Mead drawings held by the Forest Parke Library & Archives at CADL can be seen online in collection no. 2015-05-004.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
- Description:
- Dennis Preston doodled on napkins at several Biggby locations in the greater Lansing area for over ten years. The napkins were entertainment for customers as they waited for their drinks. If a customer liked a napkin, or more than one, they would give a $10 tip to the barista and take the napkin. The whole tip went completely to the barista. This series is a sampling of the many napkin doodles. The artist has noted that the doodles are not actual people. Dennis may have been inspired by someone, but these are not caricatures, they are all made up.
- Date Created:
- [1997 TO 2013]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Preston Collection
- Description:
- Artist Dirk Gringhuis holding a pipe, in a doorway.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Local History Photograph Collection
- Description:
- This is a collection of photographs and digitized doodles, fine art, and commercial art created by Dennis Preston. Also included are audio recordings of his own songs and music projects that he participated in. Some video is also part of the collection. The collection is representative of his work but not comprehensive; more will be added over time. Dennis grew up in Lansing, Michigan. He began freelance illustrating while still in high school (Eastern). His first commissioned work was from local TV celebrity Len Stuttman. Len had him draw animal cartoon characters for a Woldumar Nature Center poster. In the late 1960s and early '70s, Dennis was known for the concert posters he designed. Also at that time, he painted murals, designed posters and created newspaper advertising for the stores Sounds & Diversions and Free Spirit in Lansing. He also made drawings for Joe and Robbie Levine's education company that produced teaching aids internationally.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Preston Collection
- Description:
- The Charles H. Mead Collection contains 38 pencil and ink drawings, as well as some that possibly include watercolor. The drawings are primarily of scenes and buildings from the Lansing, Michigan, area, with a few from South Haven, Michigan. The drawings that are dated range from 1868 to 1878. Those undated are believed to have been done between 1865 and 1879. Many are glued to heavy card paper backing, and some have mat frames. This collection has been fully digitized. A representative selection has been included with this record.
- Date Created:
- [1868 TO 1878]
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Charles H. Mead Collection
- Description:
- Historical Society of Greater Lansing and Ingham County Historical Commission president Craig Whitford talks about the artwork of Charles Mead, a member of the Mead family of early settlers and an illustrator of many early scenes of Lansing, at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center. A selection of Charles Mead drawings held by the Forest Parke Library & Archives at CADL can be seen online in collection no. 2015-05-004.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Meet Your City Video Series
