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…
Past Exhibits
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…
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...