Division of Dance concert programs now online

Hamon Arts Library is excited to make the Division of Dance Concert Programs and Materials available online in the SMU Digital Collections. The library worked closely with the Division of Dance in the Meadows School of the Arts and the Digital Collections to bring this collection to a global audience. The programs illuminate the Division’s…Continue Reading Division of Dance concert programs now online

From the House of Alba to the House of Hamon: exhibition resources at the Hamon Arts Library

I have been waiting for an exhibition like this for a while now. After four years as an Art History student researching old masters such as Diego Velasquez and Fra Angelico, I finally had the chance to see their work up close! The Treasures from the House of Alba: 500 Years of Art and Collecting…Continue Reading From the House of Alba to the House of Hamon: exhibition resources at the Hamon Arts Library

Paper Dolls on display in the Hamon Lobby

Paper Dolls Exhibition and Reception

This new body of work from Colleen Shull and Justin Shull explores a variety of themes including depiction and representation of women, media and advertising, digital consumer culture, and more. The work being by two different artists working sometimes independently, sometimes together or in an overlapping way, is varied but does share certain characteristics. Strong,…Continue Reading Paper Dolls on display in the Hamon Lobby

Now online: Potter Iron Studios Digital Collection

Drawings from the Potter Art Iron Studios [also known as the Potter Art Metal Studios] are now available to view online! If you have ever walked around the Highland Park Shopping Center or driven down Swiss Avenue and Lakewood Boulevard in Dallas, most likely you have admired the beautiful wrought iron fixtures that adorn these…Continue Reading Now online: Potter Iron Studios Digital Collection

CUL Digital Collections Update: September 2015

In September 2015, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 373 items into CUL Digital Collections. CUL now has approximately 49,080 published items. Highlights include: 79 items from the Hervey A. Priddy Collection of American Presidential and Political Memorabilia, including political and/or campaign-related items from elections spanning 1860-2004. Items include ferrotypes, stickpins, brooches, nose thumbers, charms, lapel…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: September 2015

Watch: Reflections of the Hamon Arts Library

The Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library is a four-story building located in the Owen Arts Center of the Meadows School of the Arts. A branch of the Central University Libraries, Hamon serves students and faculty in the areas of visual art, art history, cinema, communications, dance, music and theatre. This fall, the library celebrates…Continue Reading Watch: Reflections of the Hamon Arts Library

Fashion Design Sketches by Nancy B. Hamon

Untitled, ca. 1933-1942 by Nancy Hamon.

Fashion Design Sketches by Nancy B. Hamon Nancy Hamon was born on December 12, 1918 in San Antonio, Texas to McMaster Blackburn and Estelle Blackburn (known as Mamacita). She studied paleontology at the University of Texas at Austin in the late 1930s for a short time before leaving for her first marriage which lasted only…Continue Reading Fashion Design Sketches by Nancy B. Hamon

How to (legally) use copyrighted images in your blog

Understanding whether you have used an image legally or not can seem very confusing. Many bloggers just rely on the chance that they will not get found out which doesn’t always turn out well, especially if you use images from a photographer who is particularly vigilant in pursuing rights. Also, just because you cited the…Continue Reading How to (legally) use copyrighted images in your blog