Category Archives: Library Staff Recommendations

Staff from the University of the Arts University Libraries recommend their favorite library materials.

Library staff recommendation: Rome: The Complete First Season

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Joshua Roberts

This HBO series examines and dramatizes Rome’s transition from Republic to Empire, bringing a fresh set of eyes to a wide array of historical figures such as Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and Augustus. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: The Interpretation of Fairy Tales

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Joshua Roberts

An insightful and thorough book on the subject of the fairy tale, Marie-Louise von Franz explicates a number of fairy tales to reveal an unseen psychological depth. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: Postkarten-Album: Auch Eine Kulturgeschichte

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Joshua Roberts

Casey Murphy found a gem in the Greenfield Library Vault. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: Sometimes I Think, Sometimes I Am

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Shannon Robinson

A children’s book author and illustrator, Sara Fanelli’s words often mingle with images, typography becomes animate. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: MOME

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Joshua Roberts

MOME presents a wide overview of the current crop of alternative and independent cartoonists, from established figures to emerging artists. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: 500 Chairs: Celebrating Traditional and Innovative Designs

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Joshua Roberts

There is something very personal and quietly beautiful in a chair and this book captures 500 different takes on this common object. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: Ellsworth Kelly: Plant Drawings 1948-2010

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Joshua Roberts

This is a joyful and meditative body of work that takes the viewer to a place of quiet contemplation and deep reverence for natural forms. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: Remaking Race and History: The Sculpture of Meta Warrick Fuller

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Sara MacDonald

Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877-1968) is a UArts alumna (Class of 1898) whose fame has diminished over the
years. A new book aims to rectify this situation. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Joshua Roberts

Visionary director Werner Herzog was granted a rare opportunity to film the Chauvet Cave in France, which contains some of the oldest known works of human art-making. Continue reading →

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Library staff recommendation: City of Memory: New Orleans Before and After Katrina

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Shannon Robinson

UArts photography professor John Woodin’s images of New Orleans are simultaneously architectural studies and memorials of social and economic loss. Continue reading →

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