Fine Arts Library Exhibitions

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12-inch Messages: A Brief History of African-American Spoken Word Vinyl Records
(2017-08) Chambers, Eddie; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
On exhibit on the third floor of the library, the FAL is happy to present "12-inch Messages: A Brief History of African-American Spoken Word Vinyl Records". The exhibit is curated by Professor Eddie Chambers of UT's Department of Art and Art History. The 1960s and 1970s were the heyday of African- American spoken word vinyl records. Sometimes these records were privately produced, by activists or entrepreneurs; at other times, major companies and corporations such as Motown Records produced spoken word records through subsidiary labels such as Black Forum. Sometimes these records were recordings of sermons, speeches, rallies or poetry; at other times, with the emphasis on civil rights struggles and/or Black History, they were made for the classroom, and juvenile audiences. Over a period of over two decades, many different records were made, including ones of speeches by celebrated figures such as the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Eldridge Cleaver, and Stokely Carmichael. This display brings together a selection of these records, some of which have sleeves every bit as striking as the voices and sentiments of the records themselves. Photos and design by Mark Doroba
Acknowledging the First Edition
(2020-01-15) Chambers, Eddie; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
Alafia
(2009-12-01) Nyaphaga, Issa; Okediji, Moyo; Willmann, Travis (photographer)
On December 1, 2009 the Fine Arts Library hosted Alafia, a performance and installation in honor of World Aids Day. The performance and installation of African art was presented by Issa Nyaphaga and UT Art History professor Moyo Okediji. Alafia – which means “health” in Yoruba – focused on health matters (art and healing go hand-in-hand in African and African diasporic arts), in particular the scourge of epidemic and pandemic ailments such as AIDS, swine flu, tuberculosis and Ebola. A procession of masks was to start from the “Igbale” (or shrine) at the Warfield Center for African and African American Studies and lead to the Fine Arts Library, where the grand performance and installation took place. Although the procession did not take place due to rain, the masks were on display on the third floor of the FAL through December 8. Photos by Travis Willman. Design by Mark Doroba.
The Art & Art History Collection (AAHC)
(2017) Bourget, Stephen; Jones, Kimberly; Runggaldier, Astrid; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
The Art and Art History Collection (AAHC) consists of ancient artifacts, historic objects, and ethnographic materials from the Americas and Africa. The bulk of the collection was formed in 2004, consisting of cultural collections transferred from the Texas Memorial Museum (TMM), currently part of the Texas Natural Science Center (TNSC). The initial transfers from the TMM included largely pre-Columbian and ethnographic collections pertaining to Central and South America. Subsequent acquisitions expanded the scope to include objects from Central Africa and the North American Southwest. The transfers continued through 2008, bringing the current department holdings to nearly four thousand artifacts. The Art and Art History department acquisitions were supplemented in 2005 by a generous donation of sixty-five objects from Duncan and Elizabeth Boeckman of Dallas, Texas. The Boeckman collection represents cultures from Central and South America, predominantly ceramic figurines from Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima cultures of West Mexico. The artifacts complement well the pre-Columbian acquisitions and further enrich the strong Americas focus of the department collection. The most substantial holdings of the AAHC are the ancient ceramic, stone, and textile artifacts created by various pre-Columbian societies. From South America, the collection includes numerous ritual ceramics and exceptionally fine textiles, pertaining to the Nasca, Moche, Chimú, Lambayeque (Sicán), and Chancay cultures. From Central America, the AAHC boasts a rich variety of ceramic vessels, modeled figurines, bone and stone sculptures created by the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Colima, Nayarit, Zapotec, and Veracruz cultural traditions. The holdings further comprise tripod vessels and bowls from Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Bolivia, and Ecuador. In addition to the pre-Columbian objects, the AAHC has a distinguished group of over 700 historic and ethnographic textiles from Mexico, Guatemala, and the U.S. Southwest. These include numerous colorful huipiles (womens’ shirts) from Guatemala and mantas (shawls) from Zinacantan, Oaxaca, and the Huichol regions, collected largely from the 1960s through 1970s. The collection also hosts over sixty Navajo and Hopi textiles that date from the 19th to early 20th centuries. There are a limited number of African artifacts within the department collection. The objects largely derive from West Africa, such as a divination tray from the Yoruba. There are also wooden sculptures and masks from the Dogon, the Senufo and Mali regions. Representing over two thousand years of ritual and artistic practices, the collection supports a broad range Representing over two thousand years of ritual and artistic practices, the collection supports a broad range of academic interests for individual research and course instruction. Highly select and representative examples of the collection are on permanent display in the Fine Arts Library, including pre-Columbian ceramics, stone sculptures, and textiles, as well as the African wooden sculptures. Portions of the collection have further been exhibited in the Mexic-Arte Museum, the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, the UT Visual Arts Center, and the College of Fine Arts Deans office. Finally, the collection is being digitally catalogued for greater accessibility. Through exhibition, teaching and research, the AAHC thus serves as a substantial resource for university students and the greater scholarly community.
Art History: Selections From the Green-Christian Collections
(2014-01) Ragbir, Lise; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
“Art History: Selections from the Green-Christian Collection” Concurrent with the UTVAC's exhibit of "Art History: Selections from the Green-Christian Collection", the FAL is showing from January 31-March 8, 2014 examples of African-American and African Diaspora art practice from the mid-20th century to the present. The work and publications presented in our 3rd floor glass display cases reflect the type of historical narrative arc found in the UTVAC's show. All of the publications are available at the FAL for public use. The selections in the UTVAC's show are part of a collection owned by Rudy Green and Joyce Christian. This is the second exhibition of work related to the Green-Christian Collection here at the the FAL. A previous exhibition at the FAL ran concurrently with “Five Decades of Haitian Painting: Selections from the Green-Christian Collection” highlighting Haitian art that was on view from September through December, 2013, at the ISESE Gallery in the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Photos and design by Mark Doroba
Artstream Ceramic Library
(2009-01) Holt, Karen; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
The Artstream Ceramic Library, featuring the work of thirteen nationally recognized ceramic potters, is being hosted by the Fine Arts Library through Thursday, March 31. Similar in structure to a literature-based library, the Ceramic Library loans out unique handmade cups for a period of seven days. Borrowers from the Ceramic Library are required to take a digital photograph of the cup in use, though other art forms are encouraged as well, including music, video and visual art. The photographs and art based on the loaned items will be posted online. The borrowing program is limited to University of Texas at Austin faculty, staff and students. The Artstream Ceramic Library is an extension of the Artstream Nomadic Gallery. Housed in a vintage 1967 silver Airstream trailer, the Library travels across the country to libraries and organizations interested in sponsoring this project so that people from coast to coast may participate in this distinctive cultural exchange. A reception highlighting the 40 cups available for checkout will take place Friday, March 4 at 5 p.m. Lisa Orr – a local potter and one of the Artstream artists – will speak at 5:30 pm about the Artstream project. And on Monday, March 7 at 9 a.m. there will be a demonstration by Lisa Orr and Austin potter Ryan McKerley in the Ceramics studio in the Art Building, Room 2.410. For more information visit: www.art-stream.com/library. Photos and design by Mark Doroba.
Black History: Some Documentation
(2017-01) Chambers, Eddie; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
Located next to the periodicals section, the Fine Arts Library is proud to host Black History: Some Documentation. The exhibit was assembled by UT's Art & Art History Department Professor Eddie Chambers to commemorate Black History Month, which takes place every February. We have the historian Carter G. Woodson to thank for Black History Month. In 1926, Woodson worked with the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History to announce the second week of February as being, in the terminology of its time, ‘Negro History Week.’ Assembled here is a range of material, from first or early editions of important works of American/Black Diaspora literature, through to MAIN LIBRARY Perry-Castañeda Library 101 East 21st St. Austin, TX. 78713 Phone: (512) 495-4250 Other Libraries, Centers and Museums VIEW ALL BRANCH HOURS Help Comments Web Privacy Web Accessibility Policy PDF Reader Material Usage Statement Connect with UT Libraries © The University of Texas at Austin 2018 UTDIRECT material referencing today’s Black Lives Matter campaign. Included in the display are first editions of Marcus Garvey’s ‘Philosophy and Opinions’, published in two volumes in 1923 and 1925. It was Garvey, through his organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association, who pioneered the rallying cry, “Africa for the Africans, those at home and those abroad!” Also included here are copies of the original journals in which appeared the seminal texts by George Schuyler and Langston Hughes respectively – “The Negro Art Hokum” and “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” Also on display is a tract penned and selfpublished in 1931 by wealthy white socialite Nancy Cunard, in defense of her relationship with Henry Crowder, an African-American jazz musician who was working in Paris – a relationship that incurred the displeasure of Cunard’s mother. The display will be on view throughout the Spring Semester 2017. Photos and design by Mark Doroba
British Artists of the African Diaspora
(2015-08) Chambers, Eddie; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
The FAL is proud to present the exhibit "British Artists of the African Diaspora". Located in the periodicals section on the 3rd floor of the library, it features a small sampling of materials selected by Dr. Eddie Chambers that relates to the history of Black culture in Britain. The exhibit coincides with the course of the same name that Dr. Chambers is teaching this semester. Both the FAL and the PCL have much material relating to these histories and to the visual arts activity by Black British artists. Photos and design by Mark Doroba
Caribbean: Some History
(2016-08) Chambers, Eddie; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
During Fall Semester 2016, the IDEA LAB in GWB Building will be showing This Ground Beneath My Feet – A Chorus of Bush in Rab Lands,an exhibit by Annalee Davis, one of Barbados’ leading artists. In recognition of this, the Fine Arts Library (FAL) is showing a display, assembled by Eddie Chambers, of the Department of Art and Art History, Caribbean: Some History, which contains various publications relating to different aspects of the Caribbean, a region of the world that was, until relatively recently, more commonly referred to as the West Indies. It is a region of the world rich in many different histories. Religion, music, literature, art, and sport are amongst the many fascinating subjects of the books and other publications in this display. The largest countries of the region are those such as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti, followed by comparatively smaller countries such as Jamaica. Caribbean countries such as Haiti and Cuba have renowned and celebrated art histories, and this display includes several publications related to these histories. The display points to some of the ways in which publications related to the Caribbean have changed over the course of a century. Though most people of the region might identify their religion as Christianity, it is perhaps the syncretic belief systems of the region – Santeria, vodũ (voodoo),Rastafari – that the region is better known for. Of the many different types of music emerging from the region, it is perhaps reggae that dominates many people’s associations of the region’s music. Though the Caribbean region is rich in a variety of music traditions, it is certainly reggae that the region is best known for. And within reggae, Bob Marley is the singer whose music is most recognized. A great many books have been written on the late singer, and this display includes several. Despite the extensive scholarship and research coming out of the region and its diaspora, the Caribbean continues to be a misunderstood and somewhat caricatured region of the world, often regarded in the imagination of many as a holiday destination. These publications aim to present a more nuanced understanding of the Caribbean and its fascinating, multiple histories. The pan-Caribbean cricket team of the region is still known as the West Indies cricket team. It has a very distinguished history of cricketing success, particularly during parts of the mid, late 20th and early 21st century. A number of the books and publications in this display are available in FAL, PCL, and in particular, the Benson, which contains extensive material relating to the region. Photos and design by Mark Doroba
Charles White: Some Material
(2019-01) Chambers, Eddie; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
This exhibition was curated by Art and Art History Department Professor Eddie Chambers in Spring 2019. This collection correlates with exhibitions of the work of Charles White at both the Blanton Museum of Art and the Christian-Green Gallery. Born in Chicago in 1918, Charles White was a highly skilled and accomplished draughtsman, painter, printmaker and muralist. He dedicated his life to his art which was characterized by its commitment to depicting African Americans as dignified, resilient survivors.
Elephant
(2001) Thom, Scott; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
Suspended above the fifth floor staircase is the woodcut print "Elephant" by Scott Thom. Completed in 2001, the Fine Arts Library is proud to give the lively pachyderm a temporary home. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Scott Thom is currently the Head Preparator at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, TN. Photos and design by Mark Doroba.
Erudition: An Exhibition on Reading The Ancient Aesthetics of Living
(2012-09) Doroba, Mark (photographer)
The FAL is happy to bring the colorful Erudition: An Exhibition on Reading the Ancient Aesthetics of Living to our fine arts community. This collection of treasured books from the Ming elite's leisure life has been assembled by the National Central Library of the Republic of China. The exhibit presents four themes: The Leisure Life of the Literati; Dramatic Literature; Conceptions of Health; Observing Nature. In addition to these themes, the exhibit incorporates contemporary Taiwanese publications and some rare books digitized by the National Central Library. More than a review of classic literature, Erudition is an investigation of a deeper philosophical and cultural continuum. Since its foundation in 1933, the National Central Library of the Republic of China has collected and conserved important national documents. The NCL is considered an important resource for Taiwanese literature as well. Their collection includes over 12,000 objects from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Before arriving in Austin, the exhibition was shown in New York City, Houston and Los Angeles. More information about the books and exhibit can be found at http://goo.gl/gznSD. Photos and design by Mark Doroba
Fermata Thin Air
(2004) Harper, Dennis; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
The Fine Arts Library is proud to exhibit the work of artist Dennis Harper. Suspended above the current periodicals shelves is his sculpture "Fermata Thin Air". Made almost entirely of Foam-core (thin sheets of styrofoam with paper covering both sides), the piano weighs a mere 35 pounds! The work has graced the 3rd floor of the FAL since 2004. From the mid 1970s through the early 80s Harper worked for Oat Willie's Department Store Inc. (a manufacturing and distributing company not associated with Oat Willie's Head Shop), as a product designer, graphic artist, and advertising designer. Harper and Jay Gaulding then opened a head shop called Chicken River Trading Company in Las Vegas, New Mexico and soonafter opened satellite shops in Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico as well. In 2008, Harper's "Fermata" was one of fourteen winners of the International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. In 2009, Dennis Harper received an M.F.A. at the San Francisco Art Institute. Dennis grew up in Los Angeles and attributes his aesthetic sensibilities to a thoroughly Southern California enculturation. He lives in Austin, TX and is a member of Box 13 Art Space in Houston, TX. photos and design by Mark Doroba
Five Decades of Haitian Painting: Selections from the Green-Christian Collection
(2013-08) Ragbir, Lise; Doroba, Mark (photogapher)
“Five Decades of Haitian Painting: Selections from the Green-Christian Collection” The University of Texas at Austin’s ’ John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies is currently hosting an exhibition of Haitian painting that spans five decades, almost all of Haiti’s regional divisions, and a range of styles and eras. The exhibition features paintings selected from the collection of Rudy Green and Joyce Christian by curator, Lise Ragbir. This exhibition indicates something of the expanse and depth of Haitian painting, while demonstrating that Haitian art is a cornerstone of Caribbean art. Well-known contemporary Haitian artists Frantz Zephirin, Madsen Mompremier, Edouard Duval Carrié and Philippe Dodard, are exhibited alongside artists from an earlier generation including Pierre-Joseph Valcin, Tamara Baussan and Louverture Poisson. Influenced by African slaves, indigenous Caribbean cultures, Spanish and French Colonialism, American power and contemporary politics, Haitian art reveals much of the country’s fascinating history, intriguing religion and complex cultural expressions. The exhibition will be on view from September through December, 2013, in the ISESE Gallery, Jester Building, the University of Texas Campus in Austin, TX Concurrent to “Five Decades of Haitian Painting: Selections from the Green-Christian Collection”, the Fine Arts Library is hosting two displays of archival material relating to the art of Haiti, including a selection of the library’s publications on the subject. Photos and design by Mark Doroba
From the Reinhardt Archive
(2016-08) Reinhardt, Paul; Sharir, Yacov; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
"From the Dr. Paul Reinhardt Archive" was an exhibition of a selection of drawings from his archive of costume designs. Dr. Paul Reinhardt served the University of Texas at Austin for 28 years as a professor and student advisor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, during which time he also served as head of the department's costume design program, supervisor of the costume construction shop and curator of the historical clothing collection. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tulsa, a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre history and costume from the University of Texas at Austin, and his Doctorate in Theatre History from the University of Iowa. Dr. Reinhardt was a student of Lucy Barton and B. Iden Payne, and was a colleague of many theatre luminaries, including Oscar Brockett, Angus Bowmer, Douglas Russell, and Alvina Krause. He was one of the leading authorities on the history of clothing and design, with many published articles and countless public lectures on costume history, costume design, period movement for actors, and the history of “blue jeans” (his specialty) to his credit.
Genocide Archive Rwanda & One Million Bones
(2012-01) Tenney, Martha; Remington, Matthew; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
The Human Rights Documentation Initiative (HRDI) and Fine Arts Library (FAL) are collaborating on a genocide awareness exhibit featuring photographs from the HRDI’s Genocide Archive of Rwanda collection and an installation of the nation-wide public art/advocacy project, One Million Bones. The exhibit was coordinated by Martha Tenney, a second year iSchool student and Graduate Research Assistant for the HRDI, and Matthew Remington, a master’s student in Art Education. The exhibit runs from late March to late April. FAL and HRDI will contribute funds for a small reception in April. You can learn more about the One Million Bones project at: http://www.onemillionbones.org/ Photos and design by Mark Doroba
Hardware Not Responding
(2015-01) Weil, Rachel Simone; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
The FAL is proud to present the exhibit "Hardware Not Responding". Located in the periodicals section on the 3rd floor of the library, the exhibit offers a visual history of Sega videogame consoles and electronic toys in the 1980's and 1990's. While it's earliest videogame consoles are not well known in the US, Sega made an impact with its third entry into the console market, the Sega Genesis. The Genesis became a runaway hit and fast rival to Nintendo in the late 1980's and early 1990's, built on the slogan that "Genesis Does What Nintendon't". In the early 1990's Sega and Nintendo battled for the top spot in the game console market, and it seemed that Sega-- with its sizeable game sales and fan following-- would come out ahead. Yet just a few years later, Sega would be plagued by missteps and poor reception to it's nextgeneration game console releases. The Sega Dreamcast, released in the US in 1999, would be Sega's final videogame console before refocusing its business on arcade machines and game software. "Hardware Not Responding" playfully asks the viewer to consider whether history could have been different for Sega and for videogame consoles today. Were some ideas underdeveloped? Too cumbersome? Or perhaps too ahead of their time? "Hardware Not Responding" is curated by Rachel Simone Weil (Department of Art and Art History) with support from the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History and the Fine Arts Library. Display items are on loan from the UT Videogame Archive and from the FEMICOM Museum. Photos and design by Mark Doroba
Jacqueline Barnitz: 40 Years of Publications
(2006) Barnitz, Jacqueline; Tarver, Gina
Jacqueline Barnitz: 40 Years of Publications Jacqueline Barnitz is responsible for establishing modern Latin American art as an area of concentration within art history at the University of Texas at Austin, where she has taught now for 25 years. She's a major reason why UT Austin is known as the best place in the nation for studying modern Latin American art. A notable record of publication accompanies her career as a distinguished educator. In fact, her interest in Latin American art goes back to her tenure as an art critic in New York for the periodicals Art Voices (1964-1965) and Arts Magazine (1964-1975). Additionally, she's been the curator of numerous art exhibitions and, subsequently, the author of many exhibition catalogs. In 2000 UT Press published her much-anticipated and seminal book Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America, which quickly became the textbook on the subject. We present this display of selected publications as a tribute to her outstanding contributions to the university and to the field of art history.
Liz Hingley: Under Gods
(2012-09) Hingley, Liz; Peers, Glenn; Doroba, Mark (photographer)
The FAL is proud to have two prints in our west windows by British photographer Liz Hingley. The prints "Sikh Yoga" and "Muslim Teenager's One in Five Prayers" are part of "Under Gods", the current exhibit of Liz Hingley's work at the Visual Arts Center. The daughter of two Anglican priests, Hingley investigates the growth of multi-faith communities along a two mile stretch of Soho Road in her hometown of Birmingham, UK. Her series is also a celebration of the beauty that religious traditions bring to the urban landscape. Curated by UT Art and Art History Department professor Dr. Glenn Peers, the show is co-sponsored by the Visual Arts Center and the Department of Art and Art History, with additional support from the departments of Anthropolgy, Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Religious Studies, British Studies and the Center for European Studies in the College of Liberal Arts. Click the links to learn more about Liz Hingley and the Under Gods show at the Visual Arts Center. Photos and design by Mark Doroba.
Michael Kostiuk Collection
(2009) Michael Kostiuk Collection
Born in December 1944 in Texas, self-employed photographer and intermedia/interdisciplinary artist Michael Kostiuk also lived in Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland. He has also worked as a commercial photographer, cinematographer, project director, and director of a photography gallery. Since 1970 his art works have been presented at over one hundred national and international one person and group exhibitions. Theme: Stereoscopic photography, shadow, three-dimensional objects, optical illusions, etc. The following inventory contains information regarding the original Kostiuk donation (mostly books which can be found in the library catalog) and the collection addition of original newspaper articles, original and copies of magazine and journal articles and issues, cassette tapes and ephemera.

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