Congratulations go to Meadows art history student, Lauren King, who is the 2018 recipient of the Larrie and Bobbi Weil Undergraduate Research Award for her paper, An Alternative View on the Roll-Brimmed Hat. The Weil Award is given annually for excellence in undergraduate research, and the recipient is an SMU student nominated by their faculty for outstanding research and writing…Continue Reading Interview with Lauren King, 2018 recipient of Larrie and Bobbi Weil Undergraduate Research Award
In Honor of Margaret McDermott
When I read the sad news of Mrs. McDermott’s death I was reminded yet again of the profound debt of gratitude both I and SMU owe her. Mrs. McDermott’s influence in my professional career began in the spring of 1978 when I saw a flyer for the McDermott Internship at the Dallas Museum of [Fine]…Continue Reading In Honor of Margaret McDermott
Curatorial Discussion #1 Psychology and Color in Constance Lowe’s Work
Manifold Projection 1, 2012 archival inkjet print on watercolor paper #1 of 3 24 x 19 inches This following post is first in a series of blog posts about the Hawn Gallery’s exhibition Chromarray, with works by Constance Lowe. Throughout the exhibition, Emily Rueggeberg, the Hawn Gallery Curatorial Fellow, will post about the artwork and…Continue Reading Curatorial Discussion #1 Psychology and Color in Constance Lowe’s Work
Bywaters Special Collections Artist Profile: Evaline Clarke Sellors
Featured in the exhibition Texas Women Artists: Selections from Bywaters Special Collections, on the 2nd floor of Hamon Arts Library. Evaline Clarke Sellors was born in Fort Worth, Texas on August 30, 1903. She began taking art classes at age eight with Christina MacLean, artist and former instructor at Fort Worth University, and later enrolled…Continue Reading Bywaters Special Collections Artist Profile: Evaline Clarke Sellors
CUL Digital Collections Update: April 2018
In April 2018, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 808 items into CUL Digital Collections. Highlights include: 23 documents, ca. 1867-1936, into the Texas: Photographs, Manuscripts and Imprints digital collection 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…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: April 2018