Aug 16, 2022
El pasado y el presente, en diálogo: refotografía de Lafayette College
The past and present in dialogue: rephotography at Lafayette College… Student projects from Assistant Professor Katherine Stafford’s Spanish 211 class…
Past Exhibits
Aug 14, 2020
Lasting Legacies, Bright Future: Celebrating 50 Years of Coeducation at Lafayette College
As part of the campus-wide celebration of the arrival of women students on September 10, 1970, the College Archives showcases photographs, documents, and…
Jan 31, 2020
Rapped in Black: The Founding of the Association of Black Collegians
In July of 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy appealed to college and university board presidents to extend equal educational opportunities to the nation’s…
Jan 31, 2020
Strike! Lafayette Student Activism in 1970
Fifty years ago this May and two weeks before final exams, approximately one-third of Lafayette College students coordinated a strike in protest of the…
Jan 31, 2020
Lafayette Student Traditions
Student traditions at Lafayette College from the 19th and 20th centuries are featured in Skillman Library’s Simon Room this fall. Class rivalries, dramatic…
Sep 1, 2019
Pulp to Print: Techniques and Transformations in Handmade Paper
Pulp to Print highlights the many artistic possibilities handmade paper offers. The exhibition includes a selection of outstanding works by leading…
Feb 1, 2019
Fold: Accordion Artists’ Books
Exhibit highlights a selection of accordion-fold artists’ books from the holdings of Special Collections. Features well-known book artists such as Claire…
Feb 1, 2019
Alchemy of the Planets: A Collaborative Artist’s Book
Limited edition book published by Old School Press consists of twelve accordion-fold portfolios, each devoted to a planet or planetary moon, beginning…
Feb 1, 2019
Quotations of Rosa Louise Parks: Human Rights Activist
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. is an American printer, book artist, and papermaker best known for printing posters with social and political quotes related to…
Sep 2, 2018
William Wegman: Photographs
The work of William Wegman—video artist, conceptualist, photographer, painter—is featured this fall in a trio of exhibits on Skillman's main floor…