Symbols & Archetypes: Two Millennia of Recurring Visions in Art, the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery’s exhibition, made headlines (and a cover page) during its fall 2019 run. Art &… Keep reading
Between the Lines 2020
Symbols and Archetypes: Two Millennia of Recurring Visions in Art
Visionary Aponte: Art and Black Freedom
The University Art Gallery’s spring 2020 exhibition, Visionary Aponte: Art and Black Freedom, was selected by the Nashville Scene as the Best University Exhibition of the past year. The show, curated… Keep reading
Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50
The Department of African American and Diaspora Studies was initially named the Afro-American Studies Program. It was not a new academic field when it was first offered at Vanderbilt University… Keep reading
Found in Cuba: The Ingenuity and Creativity of Ediciones Vigía
Ediciones Vigía began making handmade books in Matanzas, Cuba, in 1985, limited to 100-200 copies, to make national literature known to Cubans and to create beautiful books. Despite the economic… Keep reading
Fables and Fantasies: The Illustrations of J.J. Grandville
From satirical political cartoons to personified flowers, the illustrations of French illustrator J.J. Grandville (1803-1847) have been very influential. Grandville moved from his birth city of Nancy to Paris to… Keep reading
Friends of Vanderbilt’s Libraries play cards with Jane Austen: An Evening of Speculation
A fun crowd came together last fall to learn about and play Speculation, a card game popular in the Regency era. University of the South Professor of English Robin Bates… Keep reading
G is for Gorey
Vanderbilt University Special Collections is fortunate to hold a small collection of works by American illustrator and writer Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000). Gorey rose to prominence in the late… Keep reading
New acquisitions from The Joseph L. May History of Prints Fund
Established by the family of Jack May on the occasion of this 90th birthday, The Joseph L. May History of Prints Fund was created to enrich the history of prints… Keep reading
The Poppy Pickering and Richard D. Buchanan Library Fellowship
In 2012, the libraries embarked on an experiment to connect students with libraries through semester-long fellowship opportunities. Started on a shoestring, the program grew into a modest program with lots… Keep reading
Thank you to members of the University Arts Council
Over the last year, a group of provost-appointed art experts met to recommend strategic initiatives that would support cross-campus art collaboration. The University Arts Council advocates for all of the… Keep reading