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…
Past Exhibits
Aug 31, 2018
The Art of Persuasion: Howard Chandler Christy’s Posters from the First World War
Posters showcase how the artist adapted his trademark Christy Girl to inspire self-sacrifice on the home front and entice thousands of young men to enlist…
Aug 9, 2017
R217A: United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948
Book artists Didier Mutel and Meredith Stern each interpret United Nations Resolution 217A in two very different but compelling ways...
Aug 3, 2017
Helen Copley’s Christy Girls on Display
Selections from the superb Helen Copley collection of works by American artist Howard Chandler Christy are now on display in Special Collections...
Jan 31, 2017
Living by the Word: African American Women Writers
Launched by a generous collection donated by Lafayette Alumnus Joe Nechasek '62, the library's Spring 2017 exhibit features African American women writers…
Aug 29, 2016
Florence Under Water: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Great Flood
This exhibition in the Lass Gallery presents photographs by the Italian photojournalist Ivo Bazzechi that document the flood which devastated the city…
Aug 22, 2016
Werner Pfeiffer – Are Books Obsolete? An Exhibition of Book Objects & Artist’s Books
The book works of Werner Pfeiffer offer a dramatic dialogue about changing perceptions of that most traditional form of human communication—the book…
Apr 17, 2016
The Tiffany Legacy at Lafayette
Lafayette archival materials document the two Tiffany windows in Skillman Library, as well as the Lafayette family connection to Louis Comfort Tiffany…
Feb 5, 2016
The Perilous & Thrilling Adventures of the Good Ship Molly-Polly Chunker
Photographs and excerpts from the log of the Molly-Polly Chunker offer a glimpse of the pre-wedding boating party of Louis Tiffany and Louise Knox...
Feb 2, 2016
Shakespeare 400
Skillman Library marks the quatercentenary year with an exhibit of selections of artists’ books and fine press limited editions from Special Collections…