March 4, 2024, Filed Under: Art, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsPreparing Color Illustrations for Elizabeth Olds’s Deep Treasure (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958) by TRACY BONFITTO, CURATOR OF ART The exhibition Public Works: Art by Elizabeth Olds features original illustrations and preparation art that were used in the creation of Olds’s children’s books. These important process materials are on loan from the Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature at the University of Minnesota.
January 30, 2024, Filed Under: Art, Digital Collections, FilmMovie Posters of the 1960s: Adaptation, Innovation, and Artistic Expression by ASH KINNEY D’HARCOURT In the rapidly changing cultural landscape of the 1960s, the film industry explored new strategies to capture audience attention. The restrictive production code began to weaken, allowing for the emergence of the more experimental and avant-garde approaches to filmmaking that gained prominence during this decade. In… read more
January 22, 2024, Filed Under: Art, Digital Collections, FilmThrillers to Teenagers: The Shifting Landscape of 1950s Film Posters by ASH KINNEY D’HARCOURT The 1950s ushered in a new era of socio-cultural transformation in the United States in which many families were drawn out of cities and into newly developed suburban communities. This shift was accompanied by an increased emphasis on the nuclear family and the reinforcement of rigid… read more
