by Clements Library | Aug 30, 2012 | Graphics, News
In anticipation of this fall’s exhibit, the University of Michigan Museum of Art’s magazine presents Benjamin West’s painting, The Death of General Wolfe, as both a featured item and cover image. The painting, which generally hangs in the Clements...
by Clements Library | Aug 9, 2012 | Graphics
Guest post by Esti Brennan, Social Media InternOn August 19th, 1871, Orville Wright was born. The contributions that he and his brother Wilbur made to American history and technology require little explanation–the image of their fragile-winged plane is imprinted...
by Clements Library | Jul 17, 2012 | Graphics, Maps, Today in history
Post by Brian L. Dunnigan, Associate Director and Curator of MapsEarly in the morning of July 17, 1812, the residents of Mackinac Island awoke to pounding on their doors. A group of fellow citizens, led by local militia captain Michael Dousman, told everyone that war...
by Clements Library | Jun 28, 2012 | Graphics
Guest post by Esti Brennan, Social Media Intern[Mathew Brady, autographed ‘Carte de Visite’ portrait of General George B. McClellan, circa 1862. From the Clements Library collection.]Photographs of the Civil War, though a poignant and engaging...
by Clements Library | Jun 24, 2012 | Graphics, Holidays
Guest post by Esti Brennan, Social Media Intern[Unknown Artist, “Log Cabin With Horses and Tree Stumps.” Clements Library Graphics Division, Prints–Original Drawings, P-1604.9]Currently, Michigan is the only state to have an official holiday...
by Clements Library | Jun 18, 2012 | Graphics, Holidays, Today in history
Guest post by Esti Brennan, Social Media Intern[“Constitution and Java, December 29th, 1812.” Oil on canvas by Nicholas Pocock.]Two hundred years ago today, the United States declared war on the United Kingdom, initiating a conflict sometimes...
by Clements Library | Jun 13, 2012 | Graphics
Guest post by Molly Malcolm, Clements Library volunteerMany of the holdings in the graphics division here at Clements are a form of political satire, which seems especially relevant and interesting during this election year. Presidential races have a strong history as...
by Clements Library | Jun 8, 2012 | Books, Graphics
Guest post by Esti Brennan, Social Media InternThough there’s evidence of the sport dating back to Europe in the late 18th century, the first game of baseball as we know it today was played on June 19, 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Over the years the game has...
by Clements Library | May 2, 2012 | Acquisitions, Graphics, News
The May/June 2012 issue of Michigan History Magazine includes an announcement about an important Clements Library acquisition. Clayton Lewis, Curator of Graphic Materials, reports that daguerreotypes of Eber Brock Ward and his family were recently donated to the...
