Monthly Archives: May 2011

Library staff recommendation: Drawn from Nature: The Plant Lithographs of Ellsworth Kelly

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Joshua Roberts

Drawn from Nature: The Plant Lithographs of Ellsworth Kelly Greenfield Oversize 769.924 K295a This is a beautiful portfolio of closely observed foliate forms. The images have a great sense of presence and assertively fill the page. Each is over-scaled, greater … Continue reading →

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Digital Resource of the Week: Painting Flowers

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Shannon Robinson

With spring in full-bloom, let’s take a look at an interesting collection of how flowers are depicted in painting. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Shannon Robinson

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead By Tom Stoppard Greenfield Open Stacks 822 St73 In his best-known play, Tom Stoppard takes absurdist theater to its height! The play’s main characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, are two minor characters in Shakepeare’s Hamlet. In Stoppard’s … Continue reading →

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Digital Resource of the Week: Ocean Flowers: Anna Atkins’s Cyanotypes of British Algae

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Shannon Robinson

Anna Atkins’ cyanotype prints of British algae are more than just pretty pictures! Find out why. Continue reading →

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