In February and March 2009, the Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design presented an exhibition of ship camouflage diagrams and related artifacts from its collection. The exhibit, titled Bedazzled, was comprised in part of colored lithographic plans produced by artists working for the US government during World War I. RISD received the collection in 1919 from one of its alumni, graphic designer Maurice L. Freedman, who had been a District Camoufleur at Jacksonville FL during the war. The exhibit was accompanied by a one-day symposium titled Artists at War: Exploring the Connections Between Art and Camouflage on February 14. Detailed information and thumbnail images of these prints can still be accessed online at http://www.risd.edu/dazzle/. In addition, it was recently announced that archival full-size prints of ten of the plans can now be purchased at http://www.risdworks.com/ in the Fine Art product category. In coming years, the library plans to release an annual edition of ten plans (five sets of starboard and port sides). This year's selected prints include Type 1 and Type 2 camouflage plans, representing Tankers and Standard Steel ships. More…
