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
CUL Digital Collections Update: July 2015
In July 2015, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 497 items into CUL Digital Collections. CUL now has approximately 48,498 published items. Highlights include: 61 programs for dance concerts in the newly created SMU Meadows School of the Arts, Division of Dance Concert Programs and Materials digital collection. 57 Texas railroad negatives from the Everett L….Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: July 2015
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
CUL Digital Collections Update: June 2015
In June 2015, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 248 items into CUL Digital Collections. CUL now has 48,001 published items. Highlights include: 2 items relating to Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow from the George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection, including a handwritten letter and postcard of Bonnie & Clyde, ca. 1931-1933, along with 5 photographic…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: June 2015
CUL Digital Collections Update: May 2015
CUL Digital Collections: New Items in May 2015 In May 2015, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 460 items into CUL Digital Collections. CUL now has approximately 47,753 published items. Highlights include: 99 Texas railroad negatives, 1939-1976, from the Everett L. DeGolyer Jr. Collection of United States Railroad Photographs as part of the Texas Treasures FY2015…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: May 2015
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
CUL Digital Collections Update: April 2015
In April 2015, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 506 items into CUL Digital Collections. CUL now has approximately 47,293 published items. 260 drawings from the Potter Art Iron Studios Collection. There were 80 drawings from Box 13, 102 drawings from Box 14, and 78 drawings from Box 20. These drawings mainly show sconces, pendant lights,…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: April 2015
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