(Iris)
(Iris’) original collection in the Archive spans 8 years, 1978-1986, from ages 5 years to 12 years and 9 months. The full collection contains 1,544 items, which are reproduced on microfiche in the Reference Edition. (Iris’) work is full of people. Both the visual work and writing reveal a deep sense of wonder about human activity, the internal life of people and the nature of relationships. (Iris’) figures are highly expressive, full of movement and emotion. (Iris) captures human qualities, like wickedness, in details of clothing, hairstyle and facial expression. Portraits of striking women appear throughout the work, some with mysterious, dream-like qualities. (Iris) also tells stories, first with drawings of favorite fairy tales, then writing her own. Houses also appear. Drawings of exteriors show an interest in structure and design, and cross-sections revealing the “story” of each room through furnishings and activities of characters. Houses also hold secrets, concealed staircases, and hidden treasure. Humor runs through the visual work and writing with a particular emphasis on mischief and trickery. Drawings made with marker and pencil predominate. The line is quite varied, and color ranges from vibrant to drab. Painted landscapes and perspective appear later. (Iris) uses a form, the arch, for multiple purposes. It appears as window, door, face, and repeated pattern. (Iris’) writing begins as simple journal entries about school, friends and family. Over time it expands to include poems and other reflective pieces on time, change, history, war and peace, and the natural world. There are also lengthy serialized stories. Conversation, and especially dialogue, dominates the writing during (Iris’) fifth year (age 9). Stories read like scripts. In the later years, poetry becomes a means of expressing complex moral/philosophical ideas concerning human nature, which remains a persistent interest for (Iris).
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(Iris) Writings
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- Creator: Prospect Archives and Center for Education and Research
- Description: Selected Writings are transcriptions of a child’s writing. They were made by various people working with the file, at different times, generally in preparation for a workshop or institute at which the child’s work was to be studied. Other than the use of pseudonyms and the removal of other identifying elements, no consistent guidelines for handling spelling, punctuation, or other idiosyncrasies were applied.
- Parent Collections: Prospect Archive of Children's Work, (Iris)
(Iris) Catalogue
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- Creator: Prospect Archives and Center for Education and Research
- Description: The catalogues are year-by-year summaries of (Iris’) original collection, preceded by an overall summary, all prepared by Prospect Archive Scholars/Fellows working with the original material.
- Parent Collections: Prospect Archive of Children's Work, (Iris)
(Iris) Narrative
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- Creator: Prospect Archives and Center for Education and Research
- Description: The records consist of Prospect School teachers’ weekly notes and semi-annual reports to parents about (Iris), plus, as available, notes of Descriptive Reviews about her and her work.
- Parent Collections: Prospect Archive of Children's Work, (Iris)