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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
Othello Re-imagined in Sepia: Images by Curlee Raven Holton, Text by Ian Smith
Image series created by Lafayette printmaker Curlee Holton with commentary by Shakespeare scholar Ian Smith re-imaging Othello in the context of contemporary awareness of issues of race, identity, and culture. Together Professors Holton and Smith explore the effects of cross-cultural encounters and the challenge of reconciling multiple interpretations, their own included.
