Window display
approach to art
Robert Witt,
one of our new members, showed us his creative approach to art and design he
used in his long career as an expert window display artist for many major
department stores. He brought us many examples of his innovative and
inexpensive techniques he used in window display fabrication. Robert also
showed us his imaginative manipulation of his photography. He
demonstrated with his examples of duplication of a photo image, then creating a
mirror image on his printer.
Robert’s presentation was greatly appreciated by the
membership. He passed his samples of easy to make window display glassware and
his photography through the audience for us to get a hands-on examination. The
audience showed their appreciation with many 'oohs', 'ahs' and applause, when
seeing how he created his art and craft pieces.
Robert’s first job was with Peck & Peck as their Area
Display Director with nine stores in the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
area. While at Peck & Peck, photos of his work were used by a national
service to show other Trimmers ideas for displays.
He moved to Baltimore,
Maryland and headed the display
department for Oppenheim Collins, a women’s specialty chain. His last
employment of 17 years, for a total of 32 years, was with Lane Bryant stores.
His area covered from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Birmingham,
Alabama.
