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Eva Hesse: review of the documentary
While travelling recently, I had a chance to attend a screening of the documentary film Eva Hesse, directed by Marcie Begleiter. The film draws from the large collection of diary entries and letters written by Hesse, now housed at the Allen Memorial Art Museum in Oberlin, Ohio, and makes generous use of archival photographs and…Continue Reading Eva Hesse: review of the documentary
Collection Spotlight: Maria Ascarra papers
Maria Ascarra was an actress who performed in multiple productions around the United States. The principal material in this collection was collected during her prime performing years in New York City and elsewhere. The collection includes clippings, correspondence, ephemera, documents, programs, publicity, published works, scripts and 3 dimensional objects (primarily theatre props) relating to theatre,…Continue Reading Collection Spotlight: Maria Ascarra papers
Georgia O’Keeffe: The Palo Duro Canyon and Santa Fe connection
In May, my husband and I took a road trip to celebrate our 25th anniversary. The first stop on the trip was the Palo Duro Canyon in the panhandle of Texas for a some hiking. While hiking, we were in awe of the beauty that nature composed through the use of the many colors of…Continue Reading Georgia O’Keeffe: The Palo Duro Canyon and Santa Fe connection
Semiconductors & Symbolism: Thomas Stell’s Ceramic Murals for Texas Instruments
At the recent annual meeting of the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art (CASETA) in Dallas this past May, Linda East received an award for her recent thesis on the ceramic works of Thomas M. Stell, Jr. In addition to teaching, Stell was a member of the Dallas Nine, who were regionalist…Continue Reading Semiconductors & Symbolism: Thomas Stell’s Ceramic Murals for Texas Instruments
CUL Digital Collections Update: May 2016
In May 2016, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 200 items into CUL Digital Collections. CUL now has 52,319 published items. Highlights include: 167 items from the George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection as part of the TexTreasures FY2016 grant program, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and funded by the Institute of…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: May 2016