An exhibit currently on display on the second floor of Mullins Library, “The Art of the Book, The Book as Art,” explores the ways that artists extend the format of the book through the incorporation of visual elements….Continue Reading A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Beyond the Cases in The Art of the Book, The Book as Art Exhibition
Join our Special Collections department for a panel discussion titled “Through the Looking Glass: The Art of Creating Books” from 4-5 p.m. Thursday, April 25. This event is open to the public and offered at no cost to attendees. …Continue Reading Libraries to Host Panel Discussion of Artists’ Books and Graphic Novels April 25
Join the University Libraries Thursday, April 18 in the Special Collections Reading Room for an open house beginning at 3:30 p.m. and presentations by student interns Patrick Angyal and Hannah Bradley beginning at 4:30. …Continue Reading Special Collections Intern Showcase Set for April 18
Catherine Wallack, architectural records archivist for University Libraries, will host a gallery conversation titled Letters to Calder at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. This event is free and open to the public. …Continue Reading University Libraries’ Architectural Archivist to Speak at Crystal Bridges April 13
The University Libraries have digitized the first issues of the Arkansas Traveler student newspaper from 1907 to 1947. The first phase of the digital project is composed of 1,042 issues or roughly 4,780 single scans. The collection is now searchable online….Continue Reading Libraries Digitize First Issues of Arkansas Traveler Student Newspaper
Patsy Watkins, emeritus professor of journalism, will talk about archival research for her book during a presentation from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in the Special Collections Reading Room….Continue Reading Watkins to Present on Farm Security Administration Book, Exhibit April 2