#libraryexhibit

[harvardfineartslib]

The Fine Arts Library recently acquired Ronald Keller’s artist’s book, in which he responds to Andrea Palladio’s Four Books on Architecture (1570).

The focal point of Keller’s work is  a paper cast of the Villa Rotunda in Vicenza, Italy, which is theatrically hidden behind the excerpt from Palladio. Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi’s adaptation of Palladio’s Four Books, part of the historic Fogg Collection at FAL, is also exhibited.

These two books are paired not only to highlight Palladio’s importance to artists and architects over the last four hundred years, but to also highlight the connections between FAL’s historic collections and new acquisitions. The exhibit is up through September 11th.

Excerpts from the Four books on architecture Quattro libri dell'architettura. 1o libro. English. Selections Andrea Palladio ; translated by Robert Tavernor & Richard Schofield. Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580. Cover title: Palladio Bremen, Maine ; New York City : Red Angel Press, 2008. [6], 14. [2] pages (last leaf folded) : illustrations ; 27 x 43 cm

Le fabbriche e i disegni di Andrea Palladio raccolti ed illustrati da Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi ; opera ... con tavole in rame rappresentanti le pianti, i prospetti, e gli spaccati. Bertotti Scamozzi, Ottavio, 1719-1790. Fabbriche e i disegni. 2. ed. Vicenza : G. Rossi, 1786. 4 v. : ill. ; 43 cm. Italian

[uicb]

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Repost from @uilibraries featuring Kalmia Strong a UICB Alum. “There are all kinds of zines on display right now as part of the ‘Rising Together | Protest in Print’ exhibit in the Main Library Gallery. What exactly is a zine, you may ask? Kalmia Strong, co-curator for the exhibit, explains in this short video. 🎨 📓 🖊 Check out the Main Library Gallery webpage for more info, and to see open hours: lib.uiowa.edu/gallery. The Gallery is always free to visit for both campus and community members. . . #uiowa #mainlibrarygallery #protestinprint #risingtogether #cbaa #uicenterforthebook #uictrbook #collegebookartsassociation #zine #bookarts #artistzines #iowacity #iowa #uilibraries #librariesareawesome #museumlife #libraryexhibit #archives (at University of Iowa Libraries) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QWiQlFtIC/?igshid=nm25arfn321i

[kislak-center]

Here’s a glimpse back from a 2010 exhibition of Werner Pfeiffer’s work in the Kamin Gallery. Pfeiffer, a sculptor, printmaker, and painter renowned for his insightful and moving book-objects and artist books, masterfully constructed and beautifully printed, is collected by private and institutional collectors around the world. This exhibition highlighted two distinct groups of works commenting and reflecting on the place and role of the book in the twenty-first century. * * * #wernerpfeiffer #libraryexhibit #exhibition #sculpture #artoftheday #artistbook #kislakcenter #gallery #throwback #flashback #pennlibraries #specialcollections https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq7kEPXF7uK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fnh8rh51riyd

[loynosca]

We are excited about the #animatedarchive challenge this month! Today’s GIF contribution is in honor of our new and current exhibit: Artistic Printing in the Nineteenth Century: Graphic Design before Graphic Designers curated by Loyola printmaking professor Bill Kitchens. This gorgeous exhibit displays Kitchens’ vast collection 19th century trade show cards and discusses the history of letterpress and lithographic printmaking in early American graphic design. We are thrilled to host this collection of colorful cards, books, and printmaking apparatuses in our Booth-Bricker Reading Room through the Fall 2018 semester. Come see it for yourself during our open hours: T-Th, 9-12 and 1-4pm. 

[msulconservationlab]

I just installed a small exhibit on custom enclosures for special collections materials. It showcases some of the boxes we make here in the lab. It’s on display on the first floor of the main library. - Bexx #conservation #libraryconservation #libraryexhibit #boxmaking #customenclosure #deathmask #specialcollections #librariesofinstagram (at MSU Libraries)

[harvardfineartslib]

Fine Arts Library’s current exhibit showcases a facsimile scroll of "Night Revels of Han Xizai (韩熙载夜宴图)"

The work reproduces the historical scene of Southern Tang Minister Han Xizai's evening banquet. It shows the host and guests, singing and dancing, laughter and joy, as well as the protagonist's detachment and a sense of gloom.

 The whole picture is divided into five sections:

listening to music

watching dancers

relaxing

playing string instruments

seeing guests off 

The painter, Gu Hongzhong drew a screen each section in order to create a continuous picture for viewers. 韓熙載夜宴圖 Attributed to Gu Hongzhong (顾闳中, 937 - 975), Five Dynasties Period (907 - 960) Handscroll, 28.7 x 335.5 cm Chinese Original in the Palace Museum in Beijing, China Painting reproduction by Beijing Ji Ding Wen Hua Development Company, 2017 HOLLIS number: 990153149680203941

[harvardfineartslib]

There’s still time to catch our current exhibit, Camera Woman Along the Medieval Pilgrimage Roads: The Early 20th-Century Photography of Lucy Wallace Porter. It’ll close at the end of this month.

 This exhibition highlights the work of one of the most influential women photographers in the field of art history during the twentieth century, Lucy Wallace Porter (1876-1962), wife of the Harvard medievalist Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883-1933). Although her husband has traditionally been celebrated as a legendary scholar and photographer, recent research shows that Lucy Porter deserves most of the of the credit for the latter. Her work with a large-format camera began during her honeymoon year in 1912-1913, when she and her husband conducted research in northern Italy for his book on Lombard Architecture (4 vols., New Haven, 1915-1917).

Curated by Kathryn Brush, Distinguished University Professor, University of Western

Ontario, and Joanne Bloom, Photographic Resources Librarian, Harvard Fine Arts Library.

Image 1: Church of Saint-Pierre, Beaulieu (Corrèze), exterior, south side, tympanum of portal showing the Last Judgment

Image 2: Church of St.-Basile, Étampes (Seine-et-Loire), west façade portal, detail of archivolts

Image 3: View of ruins of church at St.-Thibault (Aisne), 14 May 1919

[harvardfineartslib]

“Come dipinge il sole”: Fotografia per i dilettanti, 7th edition (Milan: 1910). This manual was used by Lucy Wallace Porter in 1912-1913 when she took up large-format photography. Lucy Wallace Porter (1876-1962) was wife of the Harvard medievalist Arthur Kingsley Porter (1883-1933). Although her husband has traditionally been celebrated as a legendary scholar and photographer, recent research shows that Lucy Porter deserves most of the credit for the latter. Our current exhibit, “Camera Woman Along the Medieval Pilgrimage Roads: The Early 20th-century Photography of Lucy Wallace Porter” highlights the work of Lucy Wallace Porter, one of the most influential women photographers in the field of art history during the twentieth century.

Manuale di fotografia per i dilettanti Author / Creator Muffone, Giovanni. At head of title: Come dipinge il sole . Edition 7. ed. riveduta ed ampliata con 390 incisioni e tavole totalmente rinnovate. Published: Milano : U. Hoepli, 1910. Description: xx, 491 p. : ill. ; 16 cm. Italian 1910 HOLLIS number: 990051888100203941