Month: November 2017

Collective Practice: Community Building Through Zines – Curatorial discussion of Selected Works, Part II

This blog post is a continuation of the Hawn Gallery’s series on the exhibition Collective Practice: Community Building Through Zines by Puro Chingón Collective. Below is a discussion of pieces in the exhibition, chosen by Curatorial fellow Emily Rueggeberg. In addition to zines, Puro Chingón Collective also creates designer toys. Unlike toys found in commercial…Continue Reading Collective Practice: Community Building Through Zines – Curatorial discussion of Selected Works, Part II

Mr. Penney’s Farming Pursuits

On Thursday, November 16, the DeGolyer Library hosted David Kruger to discuss his book, J.C. Penney: the Man, the Store, and American Agriculture. David kept the audience entranced with a slideshow of over 100 images, and people stayed after the event to chat. Some  might know that the store in the mall, JCPenney, was founded…Continue Reading Mr. Penney’s Farming Pursuits

Bywaters Special Collections Artist Profile: Mary Frances Doyle

Featured in the exhibition Texas Women Artists: Selections from Bywaters Special Collections, on the 2nd floor of Hamon Arts Library. Mary Frances Doyle (1904 – 2000) was known as both a dedicated art teacher and an outstanding printmaker, particularly with the silk-screen, or serigraph, technique. Doyle was born in Stephenville, Texas to Davis K. Doyle,…Continue Reading Bywaters Special Collections Artist Profile: Mary Frances Doyle

Remixing the News – KERA’s Frame of Mind & the Jones Film & Video Collection event

Join the G. William Jones Film & Video Collection for an advanced screening of an upcoming episode of KERA’s Frame of Mind – Remixing the News on Tuesday, November 14th at 7:30 pm in the O’Donnell Hall, Owen Arts Center, SMU. This long-running, local series features a collection of independent documentaries and shorts highlighting Texas-based artists and…Continue Reading Remixing the News – KERA’s Frame of Mind & the Jones Film & Video Collection event

Collective Practice: Community Building Through Zines – Curatorial discussion of Selected Works

The Hawn Gallery’s current exhibition, Collective Practice: Community Building Through Zines, had a brisk turnout at its opening reception on October 20th and continues to draw many visitors to its installation. At the opening, members of Puro Chingón Collective – Claudia Zapata, James Huizar, and Claudia Aparicio-Gamundi – discussed the origin of their zine, Chingozine, and provided some context…Continue Reading Collective Practice: Community Building Through Zines – Curatorial discussion of Selected Works

Veterans and Their Stories

DeGolyer Library is pleased to announce that Congressman Sam Johnson ’51 will donate his congressional papers at the end of his term in 2018. Before representing Texas’ 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1991, he served six years in the Texas House of Representatives. Prior to his political career, he served 29 years in…Continue Reading Veterans and Their Stories

New publication available in SMU Scholar: Eastside Landmark

John Chávez, the SMU History Department and the Central University Libraries are especially gratified to announce that Professor Chávez’ book, Eastside Landmark: A History of the East Los Angeles Community Union, 1968-1993, is now available entirely open access in SMU Scholar. This is now the second selection in SMU Scholar’s eBooks section, including Ellen Buie…Continue Reading New publication available in SMU Scholar: Eastside Landmark

CUL Digital Collections Update: October 2017

In October 2017, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 311 items into CUL Digital Collections. Highlights include: 37 pamphlets and broadsides, ca. 1880-1930, as part of the TexTreasures FY2018 grant program, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The documents consist of printed ephemera…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: October 2017

 

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