Category: Exhibits
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An Identity Crises: Images of Dissent at Reed, 1966-1972
Like any institution, Reed College has always been shaped by the individuals who care about it most. Founded out of Progressive Era ideals, Reed’s early years were fueled by a desire to reject the status quo of other institutions. This Reedie way of life, however, was not always interpreted in the same way. In the…
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Great Ideas: The Inventivity of Books
April 4 – June 23, 2017 Flat cases and wall case by the Reference Desk Surprisingly, the book format has long experienced creative developments. Though outliers to the normal codex format, the items shown in this exhibit confirm that bookmakers are ingenious in their invention. From the physical—like The Invisible Book made out of clear…
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Illustrated Books: Interior Pictures – Exterior Views
December 1, 2016 to February 22, 2017 Flat and wall cases in the library A selection of illustrated volumes from the library’s special collections is on display ranging from the early Book of Kells through contemporary artists’ books and from hand-colored pochoir to comics. Come see the beauty of book illustrations and enjoy their many…
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Realia: Objects from the Archives
August 4 – mid-November 2016. Flat and Wall Cases The new exhibit in the library’s flat and wall cases is “Realia: Objects from the Archives”. The Reed College Special Collections contain many objects from the history of the college, its founders, and its activities. These are documented and stored in the library’s many rooms devoted…
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Guerrilla Girls
April 11- May 3, 2016 Flat and Wall Cases The Guerrilla Girls are a small group of women outraged at the inequality in the art world over how few women are shown, reviewed, selected as playwrights, or accepted but also in the larger world of women’s rights, status, and politics. The library owns a large…
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The Book of Kells: Insular Script & Celtic Decoration
March 10 – May 31, 2016 Flat and Wall Cases The new exhibit focuses on the Book of Kells and its Insular Script, a half-uncial form of handwriting, and Celtic ornamentation. The library’s excellent facsimile of the Book of Kells (1990) is on display along with other research on the manuscript, a note about Celtic…
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Currency: Design for Currency Systems
November 25, 2015-February 15, 2016. Library’s flat and wall cases The current exhibit in the flat cases of the library is “Currency: Design for Currency Systems” by the students of Marc Ganzglass’ Visual Concepts Class, Studio Arts, 2015. Designs for both a paper and metal money system was the assignment for the 19 students. All…
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Books and their Covers: Bookbindings in the Reed Collections
August 18, 2015 through November, 2015 Library’s flat and wall cases The art of bookbindings mirror in miniature the changes in style and design in the world around us. From the 16th century to the present, books in this exhibit have been selected from the Reed collections to show the breadth of these designs, from…
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Reed in the Global Sixties
May 1 – June 15, 2015 Library flat and wall cases This exhibit highlights how the political and social phenomena experienced across the U.S. unfolded on campus. The students of History 309, taught by Shane Dillingham this semester, explored youth culture and social movements throughout Latin America during the long ’60s, contextualized into a global…
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Emilio Pucci: Fashion Impressario Reed MA ’37
January 15 – April 15, 2015 Flat Library Cases The world-renowned fashion designer, Emilio Pucci, had a special relationship with Reed College, having attended Reed in 1936/37. President Dexter Keezer traded tuition, room, and board for Pucci’s time and expertise as a ski instructor, giving Reed the first ski team and, incidentally, giving the world…