Category: exhibits
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Art in the Library Exhibit Opening and Reception
Emily Sperl, Photography Please join us for our latest Art in the Library exhibition opening and reception on Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 5-7pm, Third Floor North. The Library is located at 624 S. Michigan Ave. Art in the Library is an ongoing series (four times each academic year) of exhibitions featuring the art of…
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Chicago Journalists Association Illustrations
Title: Chicago Journalists Association: Early 20th Century IllustrationsLocation: Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd floor eastContact: CADC (cadc@colum.edu ) Dates: Jan 23 through May 5, 2012 Come view selected political cartoons and illustrations from the Chicago Journalists Association collection, most on display for the first time in nearly thirty years. Chicago Journalists Association is a…
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Exhibit: Travelling with John Fischetti
Title: Travelling with John FischettiLocation: Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd floor eastContact: CADC (cadc@colum.edu )Dates: Jan 17 through May 5, 2012 John Fischetti, the Pulitzer-prize winning political cartoonist and syndicated cartoonist, is best known for his editorial cartoon work. Come see a very different view of John Fischetti’s work: travel sketches from trips to…
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Phi Sigma: The Voice Exhibit
Title: Phi Sigma: The Voice Location: Library, 624 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd floor west Contact:CADC (cadc@colum.edu) Dates: Jan 17 through May 5, 2012 Learn about Phi Sigma, a public-speaking group established in Chicago in 1878, the oldest, continuously running organization of its kind in Illinois. View covers from its publication the “Voice” created and designed…
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Alumni on 5 Exhibit: Revolution of Self
September 23, 2011 – March 9, 2012Columbia College Chicago Library624 S. Michigan Avenue, 5th Floor The fall 2011 Alumni on 5 exhibition explores the rawness of self-portraiture and self-exploration when it is approached with honesty, both brutal and beautiful; our necessary non-fictions. What is self-portrait and how can you use it to express revolution of…
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20th Century Cover Design Exhibit
Twentieth Century Cover DesignsSeptember 19 – December 23 Stop by the Library’s 3rd floor to view plates from this book arranged & printed by Victor H. and Ernest L. Briggs and published in 1902. The book is held in Special Collections, a unit of the Library that collects, preserves, and provides access to unique, rare,…
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Paper Clips & Paper Fasteners Exhibit
Keeping It Together: Paper Clips & Paper FastenersSeptember 19 – December 23 Take a moment to honor the paper clip on the Library’s second floor. The exhibit includes images of distinctive fasteners from the 19th and 20th centuries, removed during the processing of archival collections. Acquaint yourself with each paper clip’s distinctive shape and discover…
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Asian Fashion and Cosplay Exhibit
In 2008, students participated in a summer study tour in Tokyo, Japan. The tour description read: Love Harajuku street fashion? Big fan of manga, anime, and Japanese pop culture? Interested in Japanese art, design, new media and its history? Join us for a study tour to Tokyo, the cultural capital of Asia where refined traditions,…
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Veterans Administration Exhibit
Veterans Administration Research and Guidance Center at Columbia College Exhibit Library, 2nd Floor August 10th – December 23, 2011 After World War II, Columbia College was an important education center for the Veteran Administration. The GI Bill had far reaching effects at the College that still resonate today. The display features material from the time…
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John Fischetti Exhibition – Library 1st Floor
View the display of works from Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist John Fischetti. Located on the first floor of the Library, the exhibit showcases Fischetti’s political cartoons and sketches capturing his take on the Vietnam War. Held in conjunction with the Library’s Big Read programming for the book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien…