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BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF
ITS FRANKENSTEIN POSTER COMPETITION
~ Contest Judged by Buffalo’s Own Adam Frankenstein ~
January 26, 2004 - Buffalo, NY - The Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL) announced the winners of its Frankenstein Poster Competition on Saturday, January 24th following a special Frankenstein panel discussion event at the Central Library. The poster competition asked high school students to generate a visual depiction of what a 21st century Frankenstein monster would look like and place their creation in a Western New York location.
“I was so impressed with the creativity, thought and talent that the students exhibited in their submissions,” said competition judge and area resident Adam Frankenstein. “These young adults incorporated modern day issues, elements from the classic novel and local scenery to compose some visually entertaining and skillful work.”
Competition winners are listed below.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
John Koester: Grade 11 – Eden High School
Colored Pencil Cartoon
of a Snowblowing Frankenstein Experiencing Buffalo’s
Lake Effect Snow
Alicia Knoll: Grade 12 – Kenmore West
Collage Examining Today’s
Obsession with Beauty
Amanda Kocieszewski: Grade 9 – Immaculata Academy
Pencil Drawing Featuring
a Skate-Punk Frank in Front of Delaware Park Casino
BEST WESTERN NEW YORK LOCATION
Christy Domino: Grade 9 – Immaculata Academy
Colored Pencil, Animation-Style
Frankenstein Reading at His Local Library
BEST MONSTER CREATION
Paul Kolatschko: Grade 12 – Frontier High School
Pencil Drawing
of a Detailed and Expressive Monster in front of Buffalo’s
City Hall
BEST OF SHOW
Adrian-Haendel Guadalupe: Grade 11 – Performing Arts
Black and White Watercolor of a Prominent Monster with the Albright-Knox
Art Gallery in the Background
All entries are on display at the Central Library. In addition, winning submissions be viewed at the Library’s website, www.buffalolib.org.
The poster competition was held to further generate enthusiasm for the novel and its lasting cultural presence as the B&ECPL, in cooperation with University at Buffalo Libraries and Just Buffalo Literary Center, hosts a dynamic traveling exhibition, called Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature. Located at the Central Library through March 5th, the exhibit examines the novel itself, scientific development, moral responsibilities, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein in popular culture and much more.
Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature was developed by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association. It has been made possible by major grants from The National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington D.C., and the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.
For further information, visit www.buffalolib.org or call 858-8900.