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Featured Collections
The Mechanical Word - Poetry and Book Arts Interact
Freestanding books investigate the foundations upon which language and grammar are built. Discs, drivers, levers, and gears are used in the books to create mechanical metaphors and to give readers a new physical tool with which to examine the underlying meaning of words.
Mary Robinson Markle Fan Collection
Six exquisitely decorated fans, originally owned by Mary Robinson Markle, wife of John Markle, Class of 1880, are now part of the College Archives Memorabilia Collection. Painted leaves of silk, lace, and paper as well as ivory, tortoiseshell, and mother-of–pearl adorn the fans.
Exhibits & Programs
The Poet’s Eye: Literary Broadsides from Special Collections
““The Poet’s Eye: Literary Broadsides from Special Collections” is the spring 2010 exhibit in the William E. Simon Room. Broadsides are one-sided, single-sheet publications, usually combining text and image.
Islam in Africa: A Pilgrimage to Touba, Senegal. Photographs by David Katzenstein
The exhibition documents the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the west African city of Touba, Senegal, by the Mouride brotherhood, a Sufi group founded by Cheikh Amadou Bamba. This annual Magel is a time of great joy for all who participate and poetry, song, and ecstatic moments have been captured by Katzenstein's remarkable photographs.
Photographer's Talk: February 11, 4:15 pm, Room 206, Skillman Library
