Artist honored by alma mater

Martha Carothers, who chairs the art department, has received the Penn State School of Visual Arts 2001 Alumni Achievement Award. Carothers received her bachelor's degree in 1977 and her master's degree in visual arts in 1980 from Pennsylvania State University and joined the UD faculty in 1981.

A book artist, Carothers has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, and her book works are included in collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress and the Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry.

Recognized as an expert on pop-up books, Carothers was invited to write a brief history of pop-up books to accompany the book Brooklyn Pops Up, which was developed to coincide with the exhibition "Brooklyn Pops Up! The History and Art of the Movable Book" at the Brooklyn Central Library. One of Carothers' books, Inner Room, which features pop-ups, was included in the exhibit of more than 100 books, the oldest dating back to the 16th century.