A new poster has been donated to publicize the Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony by the father of an alumnus.
Sidney Zwick, an educator, gallery director and publisher from Evanston, Ill., donated an artwork created by his late wife, award-winning artist Rosemary Zwick. They are the parents of Steven Zwick '87, who now works as an architect in Philadelphia.
After learning about the Perkins Prize, Sidney Zwick contacted trustee Thomas Jones, who established the annual award, about donating the artwork for posters to publicize the prize. The Dean of Students Office has published the poster, which is displayed in numerous sites around campus.
The mural on the poster titled "Out of Many, One," depicts a multiracial theme with the inscription "E Pluribus Unum." Works by Rosemary Zwick, who created the design, are in many public and private collections and have been included in Smithsonian and American Federation of Art traveling exhibits.
"I felt this theme would be in harmony with the objectives of the prize," Sidney Zwick said.