“What are icons?” you must be thinking, because if you are anything like me, you have never heard of them before. Thanks to the Leatherby Libraries, I am here to inform you! Icons are paintings of religious figures composed on wooden boards or embossed on metal. Through my research on the topic, I discovered that
On August 18, 1920, Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment, which guaranteed women’s constitutional right to vote. This display, in the hallway leading from the lobby to the Lewis Family Lounge on the first floor of the Leatherby Libraries, chronicles the struggle for voting rights and first sixty years of the women’s movement in the United
As you head to the elevators on the first floor of the Leatherby Libraries, take a look at the tall, narrow display case to your left. This case, a recent addition to the Leatherby Libraries, is meant specifically to showcase some of the most interesting rare books from the Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special
Thanks to the generosity of the Jan A. Adams and Linda Adams Family Trust, the Leatherby Libraries has received a major collection of aviation art highlighting famous aircraft and air battles of the second World War. The collection is on display in the Rinker Health Sciences Study Commons from September 16 to November 30, 2019.
While stopping by the library for reading materials, be sure to check out some of the newest books we have added to the collection: In the book, Marc Davis: In His Own Words, Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks, read about how Marc would become one of the most renowned of Walt Disney’s new breed of
I am a firm believer in surrounding yourself with people who you look up to and who you can learn from. That belief is not strictly associated with people; if I need to get artistic inspiration, I go to a museum, if I need to experience life, I go to a park. I study in
Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized in the thirty day period from September 15 to October 15. Lyndon B Johnson established Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 to recognize the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the country’s history, heritage, and culture. In the United States, the contributions and struggles of Hispanic/Latino individuals are
If you have ever ventured to the third floor of the library, you may have noticed a collection of photographs depicting beautiful microscopic sea creatures hung along the wall. I had the opportunity to take a break from my busy life and examine these photographs and appreciate the beauty photographer, Kevin Lee, was able to
The Leatherby Libraries Hall of Art, on the first floor of the library, has a brand-new exhibit up showcasing an interesting part of Chapman’s history – the architecture. Read exhibit curators Annie Tang and John Encarnacion’s write-up of the exhibit below, and come on by to check it out! Allison & Allison – Architectural Firm
School is back in session, and the Leatherby Libraries added great new reads. Explore the history of Disney’s past female artists in Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney’s Animation, and take a further look into art practices in Study On Chinese Traditional Theory Of Artistic Style. The New Materials display is located behind