Booklet re 2008 Guinness World chalk drawing record, 2013

Name/Title

Booklet re 2008 Guinness World chalk drawing record, 2013

Entry/Object ID

2024.19.1

Description

Acc. No. 24.19.1 Subject Category: Alameda Point; Schools; Artists Date or Period: 2013 Object: booklet Description: Softbound, paperback booklet, with colorful front photo, 80 pages, titled: ‘Drawing on Earth’, subtitled ‘The making of a World Record Chalk Drawing’. Author Mark Wagner. Self-published through Blurb.com, 2013. Size: 9 1/2” x 8” History of Object: booklet describing the author ‘s process to try to get more appreciation for art in schools by attempting to break the Guinness World’ Record for a Chalk Drawing on Earth, in 2008. The attempt was held on Alameda Point, on the former Naval Air Station, Alameda, and all Alameda Schools participated, between May 27 and June 8. Acquired from: Myrna van Lunteren Date: 3/6/2024