Tang Museum Publications Win Three AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers Awards for 2025
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College received accolades in AIGA's prestigious 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2025 competition, which recognizes outstanding design. This achievement marks the museum's eighth AIGA title. Among the three selected titles are "Paula Wilson: Toward the Sky's Back Door," the inaugural comprehensive monograph on the artist, "Forms of Awakening: Tibetan Art from the Jack Shear Collection," and "3-D Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art 1964–1980." Chosen from over 500 entries, these publications highlight significant artistic achievements and contributions.
Key facts
- Three Tang Museum publications were honored in AIGA's 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2025 competition.
- The honored titles are Paula Wilson: Toward the Sky's Back Door, Forms of Awakening: Tibetan Art from the Jack Shear Collection, and 3-D Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art 1964–1980.
- The recognition brings the Tang's total number of AIGA-winning publications to eight.
- Jurors selected the three from more than 500 entries in the 2025 competition.
- Paula Wilson: Toward the Sky's Back Door is the first major monograph on the multidisciplinary artist.
- Morcos Key designed the Wilson monograph with Wilson and exhibition curator Rebecca McNamara.
- The book's screen-printed cover is based on one of Wilson's artworks.
- The Tang Museum is part of Skidmore College.
Entities
Artists
- Paula Wilson
- Rebecca McNamara
- Jack Shear
Institutions
- Tang Museum
- Skidmore College
- AIGA
- Morcos Key
Locations
- Chicago
- United States