In the News: “Benjamin West’s Paintings Celebrate an Empire” and “UMMA Exhibit Examines When the British Ruled America”
Two articles this week in the University Record highlight Clements Library materials currently on display at the U-M Museum of Art. In "Benjamin West's Paintings Celebrate an Empire," Carole McNamara of the Museum of Art writes about the exhibit which features the Clements Library's iconic "Death of General Wolfe" painting. Kevin Brown's article "UMMA Exhibit Examines when the British Ruled America" describes the exhibit curated by Brian Dunnigan and Clayton Lewis of the Clements Library. On...
Upcoming Lecture: Kate Silbert, “The Archivist Behind the Curtain: Tips for Researchers Approaching the Archive,” October 18, 2012
The Archivist Behind the CurtainTips for Researchers Approaching the ArchivePresented by Kate SilbertUniversity of Michigan Graduate Studentin History & Women's StudiesThursday, October 18, 20124:00 p.m.Ever felt lost in archival papers? Been stumped by a finding aid? Felt like you and archivists just don't speak the same language?Kate Silbert will discuss practical tips on developing research strategies and decoding finding aid lingo. Based on lessons one historian learned behind the...
Online Exhibit: The War of 1812: A Bicentennial Exhibition
The Clements Library is pleased to offer a new online exhibit, The War of 1812: A Bicentennial Exhibition, curated by Brian Leigh Dunnigan, Associate Director and Curator of Maps. This exhibit was originally on display from February 27 to June 1, 2012, in the Great Room of the Clements Library.The War of 1812 has sometimes been called a forgotten conflict, one that resolved none of the issues that brought it about. This second confrontation between the United States and Great Britain...
In the News: “UMMA’s Spectacular ‘General Wolfe’ Exhibit the Don’t-Miss Art Event This Year”
John Carlos Cantu of AnnArbor.com writes in a recent art review that the Clements Library's "Death of General Wolfe" painting by Benjamin West is "the single most significant public artwork in Washtenaw County, and among the most significant artworks in our state." This work of art, which usually hangs in the Great Room of the Clements Library, is now the centerpiece of an exhibit at the University of Michigan Museum of Art: "Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire."For more...
Current Exhibits at UMMA: “Benjamin West” and “Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America,” September 22, 2012 – January 13, 2013
At the University of Michigan Museum of Art:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of EmpireSeptember 22, 2012 - January 13, 2013How is it that an American painter came to define the British Empire? Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec, one of Great Britain's most famous military victories, during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a...
Manuscripts Division Reaches 1,000 Finding Aids
The Clements Library Manuscripts Division reached a milestone in its efforts to create finding aids for the division's uncataloged collections. Over 1,000 finding aids are now available on the Library's EAD web site, thanks to generous grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The NEH grant (2009-2012) supported project archivists Philip Heslip, Shannon Wait, and Patrick Galligan for the processing...
Lecture by Steve Hamilton, Author of Die a Stranger, October 2, 2012
Lecture by Steve Hamilton, author of Die a StrangerTuesday, October 2, 2012, 4:00 p.m.Great Hall, Clements LibrarySteve Hamilton is a 1983 graduate of the University of Michigan, winner of the Hopwood Award and is delighted to be returning to campus to cover the current state of crime fiction, the process of turning a novel into a movie, and to talk about his recently released book, Die a Stranger.Free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Library at (734) 764-2347 or visit...
In the News: AnnArbor.com Review of ‘Murder Most Foul’
John Carlos Cantu of AnnArbor.com reviews our current exhibit in his recent article, "University of Michigan's Clements Library displays bygone representations of 'Murder Most Foul." The exhibit, curated by Clements Library Director J. Kevin Graffagnino, displays a variety of books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers and more on the topic of homicide in early America.For more information about current exhibits, see the Clements Library exhibits page. The Murder Most Foul exhibit will be open...
War of 1812 Documentary has Clements Connections
Detroit Public Broadcasting will be the first PBS affiliate to air a just-completed documentary about the War of 1812 in Michigan. The one-half-hour film, produced by Christopher Cook, is titled “Michigan at War: The Struggle for the Old Northwest, 1812-1815” and is a legacy project of the Michigan Commission for the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Funding was provided by the Michigan Humanities Council, DTE Energy, the Monroe County War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee,...
Kerrytown BookFest, Sunday, September 9, 2012
The 10th annual Kerrytown BookFest will be held at the Kerrytown Farmers' Market this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event celebrates all aspects of books and reading, including authors, booksellers, libraries, publishers, and more. Programs will include panel discussions, workshops, demonstrations, author signings, and children's story time. Barbara DeWolfe and Emi Hastings will be staffing the Clements Library table at Booth 30 (see map). Stop by and see us if you're in the...