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Tag Archives: artists books
Dr. Guy Logsdon: A lasting impact
On Friday, February 5th, the person responsible for making McFarlin Special Collections what is it today, passed away at 83. Dr. Guy Logsdon was internationally recognized as an authority on Woody Guthrie, as well as Oklahoma history, and an early … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Collections, General, McFarlin Library, News, Popular Culture
Tagged acquisitions, art, artists books, Guy Logsdon, history, Oklahoma, popular culture, Special Collections, Tulsa
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Our Claw-some Cat Collections
McFarlin Special Collection and University Archives houses many author’s personal papers and manuscripts. Recently I discovered that a popular topic amongst writers was their interest in cats. The first author that came to mind when I thought about this close-knitted … Continue reading
Daniel Teoli photography book of Bikers’ Mardi Gras
Special Collections has recently acquired a book of photographs by Daniel Teoli, a social documentarian. The book is titled Bikers’ Mardi Gras, and it features motorcycle clubs and enthusiasts celebrating Mardi Gras throughout the United States between the years 2012 and 2015. The … Continue reading
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Tagged artists books, bikers, bikers mardi gras, daniel teoli, photography, social photography
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Slave Narratives at Special Collections
12 Years A Slave is a movie set to hit theaters this month. The movie is based on the true life story of Solomon Northup. Northup was a free black man living in the north until one day he was … Continue reading
Ewa Monika Zebrowski: Finding Wyeth
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to cordially invite our students, faculty, patrons, and the community in general, to our new exhibition titled Finding Wyeth. Finding Wyeth is a photographic essay created by … Continue reading
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Tagged American authors, American painters, art, artists books, Books, exhibit, photography
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New Exhibit at Special Collections
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to cordially invite our students, faculty, alumni, and the community in general to come in and take a look at our new exhibit titled Eudora Welty: Eloquence … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Exhibits, General, History, Uncategorized
Tagged artists books, collections, Eudora Welty, events, exhibit, history, photographs
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Visit from Students from the Zarrow Center for Art and Education Summer Camp
On Thursday, June 13th, 2013, the University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives welcomed two groups of very energetic young men and women in our facilities. These 8 and 11 year-olds are part of the Zarrow Center … Continue reading
Posted in Events, General, History, Uncategorized
Tagged art, artists books, history, manuscripts, Visitors
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Yes! We Have Comic Books!
Popular Culture (commonly referred to as pop culture) is defined as the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artifacts, artists books, collections, Comic Books, history, Literature, popular culture
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4th 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot while standing on the balcony of his hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee. “The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers’ strike … Continue reading
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Tagged artists books, fine printing, history, poetry
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Winter Poetry
Although Oklahoma’s Winter weather is amazingly diverse, having 70 degree weather one day and 30 degrees the next, most of the United States is “enjoying” very cold, snowy, and sometimes dreary winter days. In the cold and dreariness of winter … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, artists books, collections, poetry
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