Art Slide Library

For decades, art students were introduced to famous artwork through in-class slide presentations. Slides are small squares of color film suspended in a cardboard frame. Professors could build an entire slide show for a class by inserting individual slides into cartridges or carousels (pictured right). It was a fairly common practice for a college or . . .Continue reading Art Slide Library

A Pyramid in D.C.

A Pyramid in D.C.

A recently received government document,Civic Art: a Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, is on display in the government documents collection on the main floor of the James B. Duke Library.  The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is a presidentially appointed body of seven well-qualified judges of the fine arts who review . . .Continue reading A Pyramid in D.C.

Peter Wexler Speaks at Convocation

Peter Wexler, renowned New York theater designer, producer, painter, sculptor and photographer was honored at Furman University’s Convocation today with an honorary doctorate degree in the Humanities. In his convocation address before Furman trustees, faculty, students, staff, and their guests, Wexler described the power and impact of art. He also discussed his work with Furman . . .Continue reading Peter Wexler Speaks at Convocation

51,000 New Images

Last month, ARTstor expanded their Digital Library by adding 51,000 new images from 15 contributors.  The contributors include: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Rijksmuseum, the state museum of the Netherlands The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (exhibition installation photographs) Lukas-Art in Flanders, an archival repository for Flemish museums Phillips Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art (exhibition installation . . .Continue reading 51,000 New Images

Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving

Furman University Special Collections and Archives is holding a lecture on March 20 called Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving. The event will feature Scott Derrick, a Furman employee and certified auctioneer, and Helen Hockwalt, curator of the Pickens County Museum of Art and History. Derrick will describe the process of assessing the monetary . . .Continue reading Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving

Digicenter Collaborates with Peter Wexler

Peter Wexler, the famous New York theatre designer, producer, painter, sculptor, and photographer, visited Furman University Library last week as part of a collaboration with the Digicenter to develop the Peter Wexler Digital Museum.  This ambitious large-scale project will involve the digitization of Mr. Wexler’s professional art and design work which is currently on-loan from . . .Continue reading Digicenter Collaborates with Peter Wexler