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Maurice Greenia, Jr. Collections
Poster for the Dally in the Alley
Poetic Express Volume 12 Number 7
Poetic Express Volume 15 Number 19
Poetic Express Volume 17 Number 7
With Marble
Tyrol Green
In Conversation
Two Drawings from the Late 1980s #2
New york on Subway
Fence
Anti-Fireworks
Poetic Express Volume 21 Number 17
Poetic Express Volume 22 Number 10
Poetic Express Volume 25 Number 12
Spiral Snake
Red Figure
Pink Foreground, Purple Sky
wake up, fool.…

Maurice Greenia, Jr. is a native Detroit artist whose work grows out of the city; he lives in the artistic center of Detroit -- the Cass Corridor. Thousands of people see his work every year, but many do not know the artist nor the multitude of formats in which he works. This site is aimed at the preservation of his work, some of which cannot be physically preserved, and is viewable only in photographs; the chalk drawings on the old Hudson's Building being a prime example of work preserved only photographically. But to try to define what his artistic production has been and continues to be is almost impossible. Browse through the site and see the range of creativity in medium and expression, ranging from poetry to drawing to sculpture, with many stops along the way, and often involving found objects. Unless otherwise indicated, new works are being added to these collections on a regular basis.

Enjoy the work of a true urban artist, whose surrealist vision has responded to Detroit in both good and bad times with creativity and imagination.

For assistance with this collection, please contact the the University Archivist, Mara Powell at 313-993-1950 or the library reference desk at 313-993-1071. You may also email the reference desk for assistance at edesk@udmercy.edu.

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