Congratulations go to Meadows art history student, Marisa Infante, who is the 2017 recipient of the Larrie and Bobbi Weil Undergraduate Research Award for her paper, The Amazons of Exekias and Eupolis: Demystifying Changes in Gender Roles. The Weil Award is given annually for excellence in undergraduate research, and the recipient is an SMU student nominated…Continue Reading Interview with Marisa Infante, 2017 recipient of Larrie and Bobbi Weil Undergraduate Research Award
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Greer Garson’s Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver was released on June 4, 1942 and went on to win six Academy Awards, including “Best Picture,” Best Director” and “Best Actress” with Greer Garson’s stellar performance. It was the second of what would be seven nominations for “Best Actress” during Garson’s career. This depiction of English civilians’ determined resistance during the Battle of…Continue Reading Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Greer Garson’s Mrs. Miniver
Hawn Gallery’s Piecing It Together and Eva Hesse
On April 26th, the Hamon Arts Library presented a screening of the 2015 documentary, Eva Hesse (Zeitgeist Films, dir. Marcie Begleiter) in conjunction with the Hawn Gallery’s current exhibition, Piecing It Together. This incredible film about the life and work of pioneering post-minimalist and conceptual artist Eva Hesse seemed a logical and evocative accompaniment to…Continue Reading Hawn Gallery’s Piecing It Together and Eva Hesse
Collection Spotlight: Southern Methodist University Arden Club collection
The Southern Methodist University Arden Club was the student dramatic group on campus from 1916 to 1969. The collection documents the activities of the club from its first production in 1916 and throughout its fifty-three year history. It includes artwork, clippings, correspondence, documents, ephemera, manuscripts, posters, programs, props, publicity, published works, scripts, scrapbooks, photographs and…Continue Reading Collection Spotlight: Southern Methodist University Arden Club collection
Collection Spotlight: DeForrest Judd Art Work and Papers
DeForrest H. Judd, a native of Hartsgrove, Ohio, lived most of his life in Dallas working as an artist and teaching at Southern Methodist University. Judd’s keen observation of everyday life and nature influenced him to paint, draw, and print his interpretations onto canvas, paper, and copper enamels. As a professional artist and teacher, Judd…Continue Reading Collection Spotlight: DeForrest Judd Art Work and Papers
Art for Human Rights 2017: interviews with participants
Anna Landreneau, SMU Amnesty International (AI) Vice President and Cox School of Business student, and two of the participating artists, Hannah Aaron and Thania McElroy for Art for Human Rights 2017 agreed to an interview for the Hamon blog about this event, which takes place in Meadows Doolin Gallery, on Saturday, April 22nd….Continue Reading Art for Human Rights 2017: interviews with participants
New online exhibition from Hamon’s Bywaters Special Collection: DeForrest Judd Sketches
The Bywaters Special Collection in the Hamon Arts Library has a new online exhibition, DeForrest Judd – Sketches of Texas Regions – Big Bend, Caddo Lake, Gulf Coast. Judd is a Texas Regionalist, and this collection contains nine sketchbooks from the artist’s trips to Colorado, the Gulf Coast, Caddo Lake, New Mexico, the Big Bend,…Continue Reading New online exhibition from Hamon’s Bywaters Special Collection: DeForrest Judd Sketches
Eva Hesse Film Screening
The Hamon Arts Library presents Eva Hesse Documentary Film Screening Wednesday, April 26th at 4 p.m. Greer Garson Screening Room, Owen Arts Center The widely acclaimed 2015 documentary, Eva Hesse explores the life and career of brilliant and influential German-born American artist, Eva Hesse. Hesse was a pioneer of the post-minimalist movement and was one…Continue Reading Eva Hesse Film Screening
Two New Exhibitions at Hamon
Octaviano Rangel: Was he a beast if the music could move him so? On view on the third floor of Hamon This exhibition of recent work by Dallas and Monterrey-based artist, Octaviano Rangel is inspired by Franz Kakfa’s Metamorphosis. On view throughout the third floor of Hamon are a series of cut paper, graphite, and ink…Continue Reading Two New Exhibitions at Hamon
Collection Spotlight: Esther Webb Houseman art work and papers
Esther Webb Houseman (1910 – 1992) lived most of her life in Dallas working in the fields of crafts and design. In 1933, with Velma Davis [Dozier], she established the Dallas School of Creative Arts; together they were referred to as “The Lady Blacksmiths.” Their school served as a working and teaching studio and offered…Continue Reading Collection Spotlight: Esther Webb Houseman art work and papers