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Exhibit | Dis/Assemble: Making Meaning from the Minassian Collection

Tiffini Bowers | March 6, 2020

Dis/Assemble Dis/Assemble is a collaborative effort by graduate students from across ten different humanities disciplines to construct narratives around a continuously moving archive: the Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Paintings and Calligraphies at Brown University. This collection evokes questions of assemblage and disassemblage, from sifting the extraordinary from the ordinary to practices of … Exhibit | Dis/Assemble: Making Meaning from the Minassian Collection

CHANT Database Unavailable March 13-16, 2020

Anne Nolan | March 6, 2020

Due to the suspension of electricity supply of the Institute of Chinese Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the CHANT Database will be suspended from 6:00pm HKT 13 March to 9:00am HKT 16 March, 2020. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Exhibit | Early American & English Bookplates 18th-20th C.

Tiffini Bowers | February 6, 2020

Bookplates are also known as “ex libris” and include a name, motto, and motif. Decorated pieces of paper found on the inside of books, ex libris have practical, historical and social associations that trace back to 15th century Germany, around the time of the invention of the printing press. They not only promote the return … Exhibit | Early American & English Bookplates 18th-20th C.

Exhibit | Intercalary Event 2020

Tiffini Bowers | January 31, 2020

Works by Katie Bullock, Faculty, Glass, Rhode Island School of DesignJocelyne Prince, Faculty, Glass, Rhode Island School of Design Sean Salstrom, Graduate Study, Glass, Rhode Island School of Design Artists approach research differently than scientists. The freedom through which artists pursue research allows their inquiries to breed multivalent results, often seemingly unconnected results which can … Exhibit | Intercalary Event 2020

Exhibit | Paul Revere’s Buried with Him by Baptism, c.1770s

Tiffini Bowers | December 6, 2019

Thought to be designed and engraved by Revere, this print depicts the baptism of Christ, by full immersion. John the Baptist is shown holding Jesus in the Jordan River. Interpreted as the 12 Apostles watch from the bank while two pairs of angels on clouds flank the top corners. A sun with mirrored Hebrew lettering … Exhibit | Paul Revere’s <em>Buried with Him by Baptism</em>, c.1770s

Exhibit | Collecting with Distinction: Faculty Insights into Recent Acquisitions

Tiffini Bowers | November 22, 2019

Peruse the gallery and discover what is new and unique about Special Collections at the Hay Library. Explore recent acquisitions from the 14th century to the present through the lens of renowned Brown faculty, and gain insight into the place where the past, present and individual connect. Opening reception: Friday, November 22nd, 4-6 PM Dates: … Exhibit | Collecting with Distinction: Faculty Insights into Recent Acquisitions

Exhibit | Thanksgiving-Day, November 24, 1864, United We Stand

Tiffini Bowers | November 1, 2019

Created by famous political cartoonist Thomas Nast, these eight vignettes depict a “state of the Union” featuring President Abraham Lincoln during his reelection year. Each rendering touches on a significant factor during the Civil War, which was in its fourth year and with no clear victor at the time. The double-page image, published in Harper’s … Exhibit | Thanksgiving-Day, November 24, 1864, United We Stand

Exhibit | The Last Will of Walt Whitman

Tiffini Bowers | October 4, 2019

Camden, New Jersey: June 29, 1888Brown University Library, Special Collections In June of 1888, celebrated American poet Walt Whitman suffered a stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. Fearful he would not recover, Whitman drafted this will, which leaves the majority of his money to his sisters, his property to his brother, and names three literary … Exhibit | The Last Will of Walt Whitman

Announcement | Erika Sevetson Selected as National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellow

Jennifer Braga | September 27, 2019

The Library is pleased to announce Erika Sevetson’s selection into the National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellows Program. This jointly sponsored program matches five fellows and five mentors in a one-year program that prepares emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries. The program provides a combination of in-person and virtual learning experiences for fellows and offers … Announcement | Erika Sevetson Selected as National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellow

Exhibit | Nineteenth-Century Architecture Course Models

Tiffini Bowers | September 18, 2019

Examine works created by students in Professor Dietrich Neumann’s lecture course, “Nineteenth-Century Architecture,” which surveys stylistic developments, new building types, and the changing conditions of architectural production through the 19th century. Models on display reflect a building or industrial design object of this time period. Dates: September 16 – December 8, 2019Time: John D. Rockefeller, Jr. … Exhibit | Nineteenth-Century Architecture Course Models