November 7, 1996 Contact: Barbara McKenna (408) 459-2495; mckenna@ua.ucsc.edu

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ANNOUNCES EXHIBIT OF WORKS BY LANDSCAPE ARTIST ROY RYDELL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--California landscape and visual artist Roy Rydell is the subject of dual exhibitions taking place in Santa Cruz and at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The UCSC exhibit runs from Friday, November 14, through Friday, December 13, at Special Collections in the McHenry Library. A reception is planned from 4 to 6 p.m. on November 15 at Special Collections. The reception is free and open to the public.

Rydell has been leaving his verdant mark on the California landscape since the late 1940s. Local spots that have flourished under Rydell's green thumb include the Pacific Garden Mall (which he helped design), the lush surroundings of Santa Cruz City Hall, and Alfred Hitchcock's Scotts Valley estate. A longtime resident of Bonny Doon, Rydell is also an accomplished visual artist.

The exhibit, which is drawn from Special Collections' Roy Rydell Archive, includes such items as sketchbooks, jewelry and landscape designs, photographs, selections of Rydell's artwork, and correspondence between Rydell and Alfred Hitchcock. Rydell has designed and installed a special sculpture for the exhibit, which will be unveiled at the November 15 reception. The UCSC show is being presented in conjunction with an exhibit at the Santa Cruz Art League titled Distinguished Artists 1996 that features the works of Roy Rydell and Ted Orland.

For more information on the UCSC exhibit, call (408) 459- 2547.

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