Hamon 25th Anniversary

Panel Discussion – Social Costs of War: Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

Publication date March 23, 2016
Categories: Events, Exhibits, Hamon Arts Library
Categories: Art, Art History, Hamon 25th Anniversary
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In conjunction with Hamon’s spring 2016 exhibition, Scott Gleeson: Travels in Ithaca, a site-specific art installation in the Library’s Mildred Hawn Gallery and Hamon lobby, the panel discussion, Social Costs of War: Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming, raises awareness of the sociological implications of war since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Experts in…Continue Reading Panel Discussion – Social Costs of War: Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming

Collection Spotlight: Jake and Nancy Hamon Papers

Publication date November 23, 2015
Categories: Hamon Arts Library
Categories: Bywaters Special Collections, Hamon 25th Anniversary, Hamon Arts Library, Primary Resources, Reviews and Recommendations
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The Jake and Nancy Hamon Papers contain the personal papers of Jake and Nancy Hamon. Jake Hamon was a legendary Dallas independent wildcatter while his wife Nancy was a celebrated hostess and philanthropist. The collection offers insights into Dallas social and cultural history. The bulk of the materials originates from Dallas, Texas….Continue Reading Collection Spotlight: Jake and Nancy Hamon Papers

Pictorial: Scenes from Homecoming at Hamon

Publication date September 30, 2015
Categories: Events, Exhibits, Hamon Arts Library, News
Categories: Bywaters Special Collections, Hamon 25th Anniversary, Hamon Arts Library, Meadows School of the Arts, Pictorial
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Watch: Reflections of the Hamon Arts Library

Publication date September 28, 2015
Categories: Events, Exhibits, Hamon Arts Library, News
Categories: Bywaters Special Collections, Hamon 25th Anniversary, Hamon Arts Library, Meadows School of the Arts
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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

Publication date September 24, 2015
Categories: Events, Exhibits, Hamon Arts Library, News
Categories: Bywaters Special Collections, Fashion Media, Hamon 25th Anniversary, Hamon Arts Library
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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

Installation is underway: Fashion Design Sketches by Nancy B. Hamon

Publication date September 1, 2015
Categories: Events, Exhibits, Hamon Arts Library
Categories: Bywaters Special Collections, Fashion Media, Hamon 25th Anniversary, Hamon Arts Library
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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