Fashion Design Sketches by Nancy B. Hamon will open on September 24 in the Mildred Hawn Gallery….Continue Reading Installation is underway: Fashion Design Sketches by Nancy B. Hamon
Installation is underway: Fashion Design Sketches by Nancy B. Hamon
Interview with French artist Hugo Capron, Exhibition Running through 8/29 at the Pollock Gallery
As part of a new fellowship program between SMU and École Nationale Supérieure d’Art (ENSA) in Dijon, France, French artist and student Hugo Capron is exhibiting his work at SMU’s Pollock Gallery from August 10-29. We were able to interview Hugo about his art and his experience in Dallas thus far….Continue Reading Interview with French artist Hugo Capron, Exhibition Running through 8/29 at the Pollock Gallery
The late Omar Sharif’s time in Dallas
Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, who died July 10th, was best known for his roles in films such as “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Funny Girl,” and “Doctor Zhivago.” But Sharif also made a name for himself in Dallas as a bridge player over the last half of the 20th century, joining his group the Omar Sharif Bridge Circus…Continue Reading The late Omar Sharif’s time in Dallas
Lost Bywaters and Hogue Murals Uncovered at Dallas’ Old Municipal Building
We thank Bywaters Special Collections curator Ellen Buie Niewyk for submitting this post. In December, 1933, Jerry Bywaters and Alexandre Hogue were commissioned, as part of the Public Works of Art Administration during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, to paint a series of ten murals depicting the history of Dallas in the Dallas Municipal Building [sometimes referred…Continue Reading Lost Bywaters and Hogue Murals Uncovered at Dallas’ Old Municipal Building
The National Film Preservation Foundation Now Streaming Jones’ Catskill Honeymoon
In 2011, the National Film Preservation Foundation awarded Hamon’s G. William Jones Film and Video Collection a grant of $31,000 to support the preservation of the Yiddish-language film Catskill Honeymoon (1950, directed by Joe Berne). We are happy to announce that the NFPF has now made the film available for viewing on its website….Continue Reading The National Film Preservation Foundation Now Streaming Jones’ Catskill Honeymoon
Programming a Meadows Wind Ensemble concert using the resources of the Hamon Arts Library
Programming a concert for a performing ensemble can be a daunting task. There are many great possibilities, but there are also many factors to take into account, as I discovered when creating a concert program for the Meadows Wind Ensemble as part of my coursework towards a Master of Music degree in Conducting….Continue Reading Programming a Meadows Wind Ensemble concert using the resources of the Hamon Arts Library
Octavio Medellin makes the news!
This post was written by Bywaters Special Collections curator Ellen Buie Niewyk. I just finished processing the Octavio Medellin papers in Bywaters Special Collections. I was thrilled when WFAA [Channel 8] featured a story about Medellin in its evening news on March 31. Medellin designed four stained glass windows for the Trinity Lutheran Church in Dallas in…Continue Reading Octavio Medellin makes the news!
Focus on research: Bywaters Special Collections
The Bywaters Special Collections at Hamon is an excellent resource for those interested in Texas visual and performing arts. In addition to photographs, sketchbooks, and works of art on paper, Bywaters holds smaller treasures that offer an historical glimpse into Dallas’ art and business communities….Continue Reading Focus on research: Bywaters Special Collections
The Blood of Jesus at Texas Theatre: 2/19 @ 7:30pm
This week Oak Cliff’s historic Texas Theatre will be hosting three nights of black cinema. On Thursday, February 19th at 7:30pm, the theatre will be screening Spencer Williams’ The Blood of Jesus (1941), a film from SMU’s Tyler, Texas Film Collection. Following its screening of The Blood of Jesus, on Friday, February 20th at 8pm and Saturday, February…Continue Reading The Blood of Jesus at Texas Theatre: 2/19 @ 7:30pm
Film Review: Mr. Turner
We thank library patron George de Verges for submitting this film review. Mr. Turner, the movie by Michael Leigh with Timothy Spall as the bluff and enigmatic painter, features seascapes and vistas known to anyone who has studied a catalog of his work. To confirm the biographical details of his life as found in the…Continue Reading Film Review: Mr. Turner