From the Office of Anthony J. Elia Dear Friends- Thank you to all who made Codex Fest a great success! The three-day public viewing of the Codex Sassoon at Bridwell Library, co-hosted with Sotheby’s, was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Nearly 6,000 registered and more than 3,500 eventually came through our doors to view the world’s oldest…Continue Reading The Bridwell Quarterly & The Bridwell Quill, Winter 2023
PLEASE READ—CLEAR BAG POLICY: Only clear bags and small clutch purses are allowed in the exhibit. No large backpacks or purses are allowed. Visitors will go through security screening and metal detectors before entering the exhibit. SMU is a no-carry campus. No firearms, knives or other weapons will be permitted in the library. Codex Fest…Continue Reading Codex Fest Visitor Information
3rd ANNUAL BEBFest (“Bridwell Edible Book Festival” Contest): Call For Entries! Bridwell proudly announces its 3rd Annual Bridwell Edible Book Festival (BEBFest). How it works: Contributors to the contest make “edible book or book-related objects” to share with the community. Each person or group…Continue Reading Bridwell Edible Book Fest (BEBFest) 2023
February Events at Bridwell Library: Pulitzers, Poets, & Printing Arts Former US Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Winners, & Major Artists Come to Bridwell in February Bridwell Library will be hosting a wide range of artistic and literary talents from around the globe, with some internationally acclaimed writers and artists, including Sam Winston, Haein Song, Rick Myers,…Continue Reading February Events at Bridwell Library
From the Office of Anthony J. Elia Dear Colleagues: This month we are sharing a Special Edition of The Bridwell Quarterly with highlights of our historic presses, book arts, and printing programs. For SMU departments with interested students, we have an all-university Ecological Sustainability & the Book Student Essay Contest, and encourage people to submit their writing (see p. 31 of…Continue Reading Special Printing Arts Edition of The Bridwell Quarterly and Anthony Elia’s Newsletter The Bridwell Quill
You’re invited to attend A Cool Yule Christmas Concert with The Light Crust Doughboys Thursday, December 15 at 7pm at Perkins Chapel on the SMU campus. Join us for a reception at Bridwell Library after the concert. The concert and reception are free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!…Continue Reading A Cool Yule Christmas Concert with The Light Crust Doughboys
Bridwell Library and SMU’s Department of Art History welcomed the collaborative artist team Kahn & Selesnick to campus September 21–23 for a number of public events around the opening of Bridwell’s autumn 2022 exhibition, Lead Stealing the Danse Macabre: Changing Roles & Identities in the Modern Dance of Death. View Bridwell’s current exhibition online or…Continue Reading Video of Lecture: Celebrating the Danse Macabre with Kahn & Selesnick
Please enjoy “Of Antiques and Mindfulness” issues 47–49 of Anthony Elia’s newsletter The Bridwell Quill along with Issue 16 of Bridwell Library’s The Bridwell Quarterly (Summer 2022). If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact us at mried@smu.edu. Happy reading!…Continue Reading The Bridwell Quarterly Summer 2022 & The Bridwell Quill Issues 47–49
Visit Bridwell’s Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Galleries Exhibition open from September 12–December 16, 2022 LEAD STEALING THE DANSE MACABRE: CHANGING ROLES & IDENTITIES IN THE MODERN DANCE OF DEATH Meet Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, the gallery’s featured artists at Bridwell’s Celebrating the Danse Macabre event. Bridwell Library and SMU’s Department of Art History welcome the…Continue Reading Celebrating the Danse Macabre with Kahn & Selesnick
