Library, Museums and Press News
Jun
26
News Mention: Experimental courses add digital tools to scholarship
Three new University of Delaware courses last semester, known collectively as the “Wilmington Archives Project,” focused on digital humanities and storytelling with Delaware’s largest city as their theme.Read More
Jun
26
News Mention: Colored Conventions Mellon Foundation Grant
The University of Delaware has received a $200,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, supporting the public-humanities Colored Conventions Project (CCP) as it continues to expand its nationwide collaborations.Read More
Mar
28
Five Women Artists: Phoebe Beasley
By AnnaLivia McCarthy, Museums intern Phoebe Beasley, renowned for her work in collage, is the fifth artist in our blog series. Maya Angelou was a close friend and mentor to Beasley. In 1998, they completed a collaborative project by ...Read More
Mar
22
Five Women Artists: Kay WalkingStick
By AnnaLivia McCarthy, Museums intern Kay WalkingStick, the fourth artist featured in our blog series, is an American landscape painter and print maker. As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, WalkingStick often makes artwork inspired by her indigenous ancestry. ...Read More
Mar
13
Five Women Artists: Carrie Mae Weems
By AnnaLivia McCarthy, Museums intern Carrie Mae Weems is the third artist featured in our blog series. This photograph comes from her Kitchen Table Series, which explores the dynamics of relationships in the domestic setting of her kitchen. Weems’ ...Read More
Mar
8
Five Women Artists: Selma Hortense Burke
By AnnaLivia McCarthy, Museums intern Selma Hortense Burke is the second artist featured in this blog series. She may be an artist whose name is unfamiliar to you, but it is likely you encounter her artwork everyday. She is ...Read More
Mar
1
Five Women Artists: robin holder
By AnnaLivia McCarthy, Museums intern The first artist featured in our Five Women Artists series is robin holder. Two of her prints are included in the exhibition Problem Solving: Highlights from the Experimental Printmaking Institute, on view in Mechanical Hall ...Read More
Feb
28
Can You Name Five Women Artists?
By AnnaLivia McCarthy, Museums intern In union with the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) and countless other museums across the country, we are participating in the third annual #5WomenArtists campaign. This March, we are highlighting work ...Read More
Feb
10
Donation of Victorian collection by Mark Samuels Lasner is largest in UD Library’s history
http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2017/february/mark-samuels-lasner-library-gift/Read More