Charlotte Recknagel Recognized With Tomie dePaola Whitebird Paper Award

2016 May 4

Charlotte Recknagel of Bath, Maine, was recognized with the Tomie dePaola Whitebird Paper Award at the Annual Gladys Greenbaum Meyers Juried Student Art Exhibition. The award, which is sponsored by the renowned artist, children's author and former Colby-Sawyer faculty member, honors students' achievements in drawing, watercolor, painting, graphic design and printmaking.

Recknagel majors in Graphic Design and is a member of the class of 2017.

dePaola has been a long time supporter of the Fine and Performing Arts department and of Colby-Sawyer art students. Each year, dePaolo chooses high-grade artist papers from his own studio-paper collection and graciously donates it to the department for deserving student artists.