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Library Exhibit: Souvenirs et portraits d’artistes, 1972
Our very own Katie Ziegler from Tech Services has put together a great display that you can find at the entrance to the library. The materials in this collection were donated to the library in 1986 and have been stored since then. These materials are now seeing the light of day once more, and we invite our community to come and view them.
Here is some information about the materials that Katie Ziegler provided for us:
Souvenirs et portraits d’artistes, 1972
Fernand Mourlot
Mourlot Studios, located in Paris, France, was known as the largest producer of artistic posters in the 1930s. It was also known to invite prominent artists to work on location within the studio to create original works which they then produced. This particular collection, put together by the Studio’s founder Fernand Mourlot, includes prints from 25 original lithographs created at the studios by artists such as Miro, Matisse, and Picasso.
This original edition is comprised of loose leaves while later editions were bound. Although this copy is number 270 of the 800 that were printed, only five libraries in the world are listed as owning one. Out of those five, this is the only copy in a United States library.
This work was donated to Berea College Hutchins Library by Thomas L. Hill and Dr. Kathleen Kulp-Hill, a professor of Spanish at EKU, in 1986 and now resides in the Special Collections Curio section.
The following images are now featured on the display case:
- PABLO PICASSO, Le seigneur et la dame (M. 322)
- JACQUES VILLON, Portrait d’une jeune fille
- BERNARD BUFFET, Les ombelles
- GRAHAM SUTHERLAND, Hybrid
The display is free and open to the public. You can view it during regular library hours.
Della Mae
March 17, 2016
Berea college convocation
Stephenson Memorial concert
Vibrant Sounds Honoring the Roots
Della Mae expands upon the musical achievements of the group’s widely acclaimed, Grammy-nominated breakthrough album This World Oft Can Be (2013). The five versatile female instrumentalists and vocalists draw from a deep well of rootsy influences to create
vibrantly original music.
Della Mae:
Celia Woodsmith—vocals, guitar
Kimber Ludiker – fiddle, vocals
Jenni Lyn Gardner – mandolin, vocals
Courtney Hartman – guitar, banjo, vocals
Zoe Guigueno – bass, vocals
Della Mae’s “Empire”
This video can also be viewed at YouTube.com.
HUMANITY AND THE DESIRE FOR PEACE
KRISTA TIPPETT
FEBRUARY 25, 2016, 3:00PM
Phelps Stokes
Berea College Convocation
Robbins Peace Lecture.
Krista Tippett, the National Public Radio host of On Being, will comment on her career of “avoiding easy answers, embracing complexity and inviting people of every background to
join the conversation about what it means to be human.”
On Being is a Peabody Award-winning public radio conversation and podcast, a Webby Award-winning website and online exploration, a publisher and public event convener.
In 2014, she received the National Humanities Medal at the White House for “thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence.”
Library Display: Feminist Artists of Kentucky Art Exhibit
Banner and Quilt, part of Feminist Artists of KY Display
The Feminist Artists of Kentucky Art Exhibit is on display at Hutchins Library through the month of February 2016. These working artists combine their efforts and talents to expand their creativity and create exhibitions that challenge the social norms. The artists support gender parity and equality in the art world.
The Feminist Artists of Kentucky are:
- Trish Ayers
- Pat Cheshire Jennings
- Jackie Pullum
- Mary Ann Shupe
- Patricia Watkins
- Valeria Watkins
- And guest artist Lynn Marrapodi.
If you wish to purchase any of the art pieces available for purchase, you may call 859-302-3709.
The exhibit can be viewed in the main floor of Hutchins Library during regular library hours.
This exhibit is free and open to the public.
Paintings of flowers, part of Feminist Artists of KY display
Eight Foolish Thoughts on Investing, Business and Life.
David Gardner, Motley Fool co-founder
February 18, 2016, 3:00 P.M.
Berea College Convocation
Co-sponsored with Economics and Business
Phelps Stokes
David will share what he has learned so far about market-beating investment strategies, entrepreneurship, and the true meaning of leadership.
There is nothing that Gardner won’t tackle, in part (as he says) because of home many times he has been tackled!
Delta Blues
Eric Bibb
String Band
Date: February 11, 2016
Time: 8:00 P.M.
Location: Phelps Stokes
Stephenson Memorial Concert
Guitarist Eric Bibb’s rich and sensitive vocals and lyrics provide a perfect balance to his fine finger-picking technique. Purveying a beautifully realized and deftly accomplished soulful folk blues, Bibb effortlessly blends various genres, melding a traditional rootsy American style with a subtle, contemporary sensibility. He will be joined by Dirk Powell, Cedric Watson, and Grant Dermody.
Testing New Drugs on the World’s Poorest Patients.
Sonia Shah
February 3, 2016, 3:00PM
Carter G. Woodson Memorial Convocation.
Sonia Shah is a science journalist and prize-winning author. Her writing on science, politics, and human rights has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Scientific American and elsewhere. Shah’s drug industry exposé, The Body Hunters: Testing New Drugs on the World’s Poorest Patients, has been hailed by critics as a meticulously researched and powerful book.
- Foreword by John Le Carre
- Winner, Prix Prescrire award, 2008
- Library Journal’s Best Consumer Health Books, 2006
Shah’s intellectual enthusiasm and dry sense of humor recall popular science writers such as Steven Pinker and Stephen Jay Gould; her narrative strength and penchant for investigative journalism bring to mind science reporter and Flu author Gina Kolata.”
–Michael Schaub, NPR
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry.
Stacy Malkan
January 28, 2016, 3:00PM, Phelp Stokes
A Berea College Convocation.
About Malkan:
- Stacy Malkan is co-founder of the national Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, which
leads the movement to get toxic chemicals out of personal care products. - She exposes the toxic truth about everyday personal care products.
- Co-sponsored with Sustainability and Environmental Studies.
Awards For “Not Just a Pretty Face”:
- 2010 Best of Green Award for best Fashion/Beauty Book
- TodayShow.com: The Gift of Knowledge: Six Green Reads
- Wall Street Journal recommendation by Kathy Gerwig, Kaiser Permanente
- San Francisco Library Green List of Recommended Eco Reads
Stacy Malkan’s Ted Talk:
Valeria Watkins: Solo Exhibition
African American Artist, Valeria Watkins (Dr. Valeria) is showing 20 original acrylic paintings in a solo exhibition in the lobby of Hutchins Library this month. The show will run through January 30th. Please join us Friday Jan. 15th from 4:30pm – 5:30pm for the show’s opening reception.
When asked about her work, Watkins had this to say:
“I never imagined this show as a possibility . While I have been in-love with painting since the fourth grade, I never aspired to do more than paint what I enjoyed. Certainly, I never thought that I would be invited to have an exhibition. While I have had several pieces in group exhibits and pieces have sold, yet looking back, I think I have given more paintings away as gifts.
I started painting in oils many years ago, but after relocating to Berea from California, I have been working in acrylics. They are so forgiving. I love color! Using colors to bring an image forward continues to captivate my journey as an artist. I love mixing colors and using colors to bring something from deep within to take direction and shape on the canvas. If I don’t like it I paint over it! My paintings have to feel right to me. Being an artist is exciting, demanding and challenging and I love it.
The majority of these paintings are from 2015. I had the time and creative direction to produce a lot of art. These paintings are predominantly abstract images with a few from the later part of 2014. I love experimenting with textures. I repurpose as many things as I can think of that will help me influence and restructure the flat canvas. Those pieces are designated as multi-media.
It is that quiet space between my thoughts that I work hard to paint from. Freeing myself from the boundaries of right and wrong. That is why I love abstract. Each viewer interprets from their own experience which makes it a more personal connection to the work.
Please enjoy!”
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