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ABOUT: Welcome to Marquand Library's blog highlighting our rare book collection and all things visual. Our staff are delighted to share our growing collections and we invite guest contributions from those who use our materials for teaching and research.
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African American Art Today: Four Major Artists / an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Skunder Boghossian, Valente Malangatana, Twins Seven Seven, and Amir I.M. Nour. New York:, African-American Institute, 1974. -
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BLOG ARCHIVE
- Chronicling Disaster in Mid-19th century Japan
- Catherine Perrot: An Early Treatise on Miniature Painting
- Before Ruscha?: All the Buildings on Amsterdam’s Canal Streets…ca. 1768
- Art Between the Wars: “Seikigun” and Experiments in ‘Synthetic Art’
- A Medieval Woman Artist and Musician at Work: The Gradual of Gisela von Kerssenbrock
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Category Archives: Art, United States of America
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legendary Imperial Hotel (Teikoku Hoteru): “The Jewel of the Orient”
On September 1,1923, Frank Lloyd Wright’s legendary Imperial Hotel [Teikoku Hoteru] opened to the public for the first time. Located near the emperor’s palace in Tokyo, it was built by the Japanese government to house foreign visitors and guests of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, United States of America, Japanese, Japanese, Rare monograph
Tagged 1893 Columbian Exhibition, 20th century, Architecture, Asian Art, Byodo-in, Frank Lloyd Wright, Great Kanto Earthquake, Imperial Hotel, Japanese architecture, Japanese Art, Teikoku Hoteru
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Engineered Identity: Blurring the Peripheries of Gender, Beauty and Fashion.
Martine Gutierrez. Indigenous Woman (front and Back cover), 2018. Artist magazine, off-set printed; 124 pages. 16 1/2 x 11 inches (41.9 x 27.9 cm). Marquand Library collects rare and limited edition items from all time periods. This recent contemporary acquisition … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Art, United States of America, Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art, Rare journal
Tagged fashion photography, indigenous art, latinx, publication design, queer art, transgender art
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