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Art & Architecture

ArtSource: new art, architecture, and design database

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March 2, 2013
ArtSource: new art, architecture, and design database

The library has begun a trial of Art Source, a brand new art & architecture database created from a merger of two previous databases: Art Full Text with Art & Architecture Complete. The new database has more resources and full-text articles than either previous database. It would represent the addition of the Art &...
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Historic Navajo photographs c. 1911 by William Pennington now on display in Norlin

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February 6, 2013
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The University Libraries is proud to display historic Navajo photographs on loan from the CU Art Museum Polly and Mark Addison Collection. Featured in the Norlin 1st floor SW Gallery are 12 photos from “The Navajo Series,” c. 1911 by William Pennington, American (1874-1940). Pennington’s photographs depict a moment of history in the Southwest...
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New Exhibitions in Special Collections Highlight Visual Materials

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December 18, 2012
Detail from Bart Plantenga's "The culture of narcolepsy", 1980. Photo courtesy Louis Zeller.

Looking for something to do on a Thursday or Friday afternoon? Come see the new exhibitions in the Special Collections reading room, which will be on view during regular walk-in hours (Thursdays and Fridays from 1 -5 pm) until May 10th, 2013. Attn: Selected Works from the Lucy R. Lippard Artists’ Books Collection Here,...
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Mid-Century Modern at the Library: The Eameses

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September 11, 2012
Ray Eames's sketch of molded plywood chairs

Charles and Ray Eames, the husband and wife team, were responsible for some of the most iconic furniture design of the 20th century. They combined new production methods with aesthetic principle to produce beautiful furniture that could also be mass produced. Their goal was to bring design to the masses. Along with Harry Bertoia...
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Focus on Architecture: Wang Shu

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August 21, 2012
Wang Shu - China Academy of Art

When Wang Shu won the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest award, it put a focus on an new kind of design in China. He adapts from Chinese tradition creating new buildings in harmony with older architecture. Wang Shu’s China Academy of Art. Original photo by Flickr user o d b, made available under creative commons....
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Artist Spotlight: Caravaggio

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August 9, 2012
Detail of Caravaggio's The Conversion of St. Paul

When the artist Caravaggio rocketed to fame at the end of the 16th century, he ushered in the Baroque era. His style of high contrast between light and dark, known as tenebrism, inspired a legion of followers known as Caravaggisti. Did you know that the Art & Architecture collection has over 100 books and...
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