Article: VIRGINIA TECH'S PERSPECTIVE GALLERY EXHIBITS MANIERRE DAWSON: ENGINEER/ARTIST

BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 20 -- The Virginia Department of Education's Cooperative Extension Service issued the following news release:

The first American artist to paint an abstract painting was a civil engineer, and an upcoming exhibition at the Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center demonstrates that Manierre Dawson's profession was not a deterrent to his creativity but rather his primary source of inspiration.

Through a series of photographic panels and a DVD program, the exhibit, Manierre Dawson: Engineer/Artist, on display Feb. 24 through March 28 in the Perspective Gallery, traces the impact of Dawson's civil engineering courses on his paintings. An opening reception will be held ...

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