Mona Lisa paid us a visit this morning, accompanied by a glamourous redhead. We tried to get ML to laugh, but only got that mysterious smile in response. Way to give 110% with the costumes, ladies!
We’re settling in to our new home at Ellison, and getting to like our new red doors more and more. Since the fire marshal required us to get a big metal door we thought the least we can do is have it painted an interesting color. Why red? In addition to the color having a…
As of today, August 2, the entire History of Art & Architecture Dept., including the Visual Resources Collection, has been relocated to Ellison Hall. The VRC is still in the middle of what is a very big move, but hopefully by tomorrow the unpacking and settling in can start. New location = new beginnings =…
Beginning at 8:30 this morning the movers started taking out the remaining slide cabinets and light tables and many, many boxes. We’re moving over to a new, temporary home at Ellison Hall. Details on our new space and contact info forthcoming, along with more pictures of this gargantuan move.
It’s win-win – we find a good use for all the slides we’re deaccessioning, AND generate some much-needed revenue. And they’re super cute and functional! Now to find a way to buy that industrial sewing machine….
We’re getting closer to realizing our first big contribution to ARTstor – “Herbert Cole: African Art, Architecture, and Culture (University of California, Santa Barbara)”. Visual Resources Collection staff have worked with ARTstor to contribute 1,026 images from “Skip” Cole’s field research in the 1960s and 70s in Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire. …