This post from the WFAA Newsfilm Collection is a series of clips about old movie theaters in Dallas during the sixties and seventies, which were dealing with controversial political and cultural subjects in the community at this time….Continue Reading Dallas movie theaters & controversy in the 60s and 70s
In March 2017, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 421 items into CUL Digital Collections. Highlights include: 102 items from the George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection as part of the TexTreasures FY2017 grant program, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This month’s…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: March 2017
For the February collection spotlight from the McCord/Renshaw Collection, this collection contains motion picture lobby cards primarily from the early 1930s. The majority of the films in this collection are represented by a complete set (eight 11 x 14″ lobby cards) and include the original envelope in excellent condition. The earliest films in the collection…Continue Reading Collection Spotlight: Film lobby cards, McCord/Renshaw Collection
The Hawn Gallery presents: Piecing It Together Danielle Kimzey, Mary Laube & Christopher Reno On view March 31 – May 28, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, April 7th from 6-8 p.m. at the Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library Piecing It Together features works by Danielle Kimzey, Mary Laube, and Christopher Reno. These three painters share an interest…Continue Reading Hawn Gallery presents Piecing It Together
On January 6, 2017, a great friend of the Southern Methodist University Archives, Joe Redwine Patterson died. “Joe Red,” for those of you who were lucky enough to know him, was a walking, talking one-man promoter for “SMU school spirit.” Joe graduated from SMU with a B.A. in Philosophy in 1948, with an M.A….Continue Reading Losing a friend
Dylan Glynn: After Order, After Disorder, now on view at the Hawn Gallery through March 12th, features animated shorts, digital prints, paintings, and works on paper by Toronto-based artist, Dylan Glynn. In the following interview, Dylan discusses the melding of his animation and painting practices, his vision for this body of work and exhibition, and…Continue Reading An Interview with Hawn Gallery Exhibiting Artist, Dylan Glynn
In February 2017, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 426 items into CUL Digital Collections. Highlights include: 68 items from the George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection as part of the TexTreasures FY2017 grant program, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Photographs include…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: February 2017