Three New Exhibitions at the Libraries
“The Limited Editions Club: A Pairing of Art and
Literature,” is one of three new exhibitions at the Lehigh
Libraries this fall. Selected art of Matisse and Picasso,
renowned artists whose work is most commonly associated with
museums, will be featured in this exhibition in Linderman
Library’s main floor, ground level cases, and in the Bayer
Galleria.
Highlighting works of art on paper by these and other
artists, the show includes classics from antiquity,
children’s favorites, and fine literature produced by the
private press that has issued books by subscription for
eighty years.
Founded according to the vision of George Macy in 1929, The
Limited Editions Club has published important works
featuring illustrations by famous artists and book designers
in small numbers to ensure high quality. The Lehigh
University Libraries acquired this important collection
thanks to the generosity of alumnus David Green ’22 and his
wife Jeannette, early subscribers to the press. The
exhibition will be on display from August 12 – December 19,
2009.
At noon on Wednesday, November 4th Charles Agvent, a rare
book and autograph dealer will speak on the Limited Editions
Club in Linderman’s room 200 for a Friends of the Libraries
program. A leading authority on the LEC, Agvent will
explore its history and its contributions to the art of book
design and illustration. This talk will enrich the
experience of viewing the current exhibition in Linderman
Library described above.
The second exhibition is also in Linderman Library and
consists of photographs submitted to the Earth Day 2009
Photography Contest sponsored by the Environmental Coalition
and the Environmental Initiative last spring. These
wonderful images by students, faculty and staff are located
in the main lobby, the Café Gallery, and the 4th floor
Parents’ Gallery of the Library.
Over three hundred submissions were received with winners
chosen by student vote for each of eight categories: Animal,
Urban Environment, Flowers, Campus, Mountain, Forest, Beach
and Sunset. The overall winner, Matthew S. Bennett, a Ph.D.
candidate in the Department of Earth and Environmental
Sciences, was awarded an Olympus camera. Stop by Linderman
and see these amazing works!
The third exhibition, “Banned Books – Lehigh Celebrates the
First!” [Amendment], is slated to be ready for this fall’s
Banned Books’ Week, September 27 – October 3. It will be
displayed in the exhibit cases adjacent to the front doors
of the Fairchild Martindale Library. It is offered by the
Library in collaboration with the “Lehigh Celebrates the
First!” program scheduled for the fall under the direction
of Journalism Professor Kathy Olson. See the website
www.lehigh.edu/~infirst for more information on
programming and events.
--Susan A. Cady
LTS Director for Administrative and Planning Services
Article posted August 27,
2009
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