An indication of an aware and responsible society is its concern for vulnerable and aesthetic values. Wildness, wildlife and wilderness are such values, and their appreciation and preservation are ecologically and culturally significant aspects of current affairs. My pen and ink drawings are an important means of establishing a link to the natural world.

Trillium

'Round the
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Permanent
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Trillium
Graphics
Acquired 1986

Fred Montague, Jr. -- Wanship, Utah

Fred Montague collects ideas for his drawings, limited edition prints and handmade books during field trips, where he fills notebooks with sketches of birds, mammals, insects, plants, rocks, clouds and landscapes. He prints most of his limited editions on a 1913 Golding hand-fed, platen letterpress, enjoying the interplay between paper texture, ink density, image detail and image pattern. He also produces linocut and woodcut editions. Among his handmade books are two limited editions of 880: Rambling and One Earth. Montague earned a Ph.D. in wildlife ecology at Purdue University, where he taught for 18 years in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. He moved to Utah in 1992 and teaches at the University of Utah.