Published: 1912, Washington D.C. Robert Ridgeway was frustrated with the lack of standard nomenclature for different colors. He took it upon himself to hand dye, cut, and mount hundreds of color rectangles into his book “Color standards and color nomenclature.” Ridgeway hoped that this tome would standardize use and reference of colors. The style of … Material of the Week: Ridgeway Color Standards
Published: 1984, San Francisco. A Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of Poetry, John Ashbery’s Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, inspired by the portrait of the same name by Renaissance artist Parmigianino, is presented in a large metal case with, appropriately, a convex mirror in the center. Inside includes the poem and original prints.
To celebrate Brown alum Angela Lorenz’s ’87 exhibition of watercolors and ephemera, the John Hay Library hosted R.ed Day, a scavenger hunt using Lorenz’s inspiration for her most recent work. Twenty-six R.eds, red cloth figurines, hid all over the John Hay, and throughout the day, around 40 students participated in searching for R.ed on all … R.ed Day at the Hay – May 1, 2018
About Including material in and about the languages of the Romance regions, the Iberian and Latin American/Romance Language collection boasts thousands of items that create a rich picture of life and history in Latin America and Europe. A cornerstone of the collection is the George Church Collection, materials accumulated by Col. George Earl Church, who … Iberia & Latin America / Romance Language
