Exhibit: Jody Williams’ Flying Paper Press
Special Collections, Golda Meir LibraryQuintessential Questions, Jody Williams An exhibit of artist's books created by Jody Williams and published by her Flying Paper Press in Minneapolis.
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Exhibit: Celebrate Black Music
Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir LibraryA selection of books, recordings, and other materials, drawn from the UWM Libraries collections, focused on the contributions of Blacks to music. A reading list on Black music as well as more information about the exhibit and links to listening …
Exhibit: WPA Toy Loan Project
Archives, Golda Meir LibraryArchives' newest exhibit examines the WPA toy loan project in Milwaukee, which gained national recognition for its success and influenced communities in other states to start their own toy loan programs. From 1938 until 1941, children up to 16 years old could …
Using GitHub to Build Websites
OnlinePresented by Stephen Appel, UWM Libraries. GitHub is most commonly understood as a site to share and collaborate on code. But non-coders can get a lot out of GitHub as well, including using GitHub to build digital exhibits (using Juncture, for …
Scholar Sip: Is Avatar a Communist Plot? Marx & the Alienation of Labor
UWM at Washington County Library 400 S. University Drive, West Bend, WI, United StatesPresented by Dr. Mark Peterson. Scholar Sip is a free community event held on select Thursdays over the lunch hour in the UWM at Washington County Library. Come find out about the incredible research done by UWM staff - and …
UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony
Fourth Floor Conference Center, Golda Meir LibraryThe Libraries and the Graduate School are co-sponsoring a celebration honoring UWM faculty and staff whose published monographs and recordings have been added to the UWM Authors Collection during the two years since the previous ceremony in 2021. Faculty and …
Exhibit: Body Bound
Mathis Art Gallery. Mitchell HallA thesis exhibition showcasing 20 books from Special Collections curated by Art History graduate student Rachel Allison. Image: JoAnna Poehlmann, Table of Contents, with Appendix, artist's book, Milwaukee, 1994.
Exhibit: Barry Moser — A Thief Among Angels
Fourth Floor Exhibition Gallery, Golda Meir LibraryIn a distinguished career that spans five decades, Barry Moser has established himself as a premier book designer, a renowned children’s book illustrator, and one of the finest wood engravers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Drawn from both Special …
The Race for Time: Saving Analog Video and Audio
Digital Humanities Lab, Golda Meir Library / onlinePresented by Shiraz Bhathena, UWM Libraries. Bing Crosby Enterprises gave the first demonstration of videotape in November 1951. Since then, it has become a predominant recording format globally and has documented a massive amount of history. Unfortunately, while the technology …
Exhibit: Arte de Quilotoa — Ecuadorian Art in Response to the COVID Pandemic
UWM at Waukesha LibraryThe UWM at Waukesha Library and the Organization de Lideres Latino Americanos (OLLA) student organization at the Waukesha campus are pleased to announce an art exhibit “Arte de Quilotoa: Ecuadorian Art in Response to the COVID Pandemic” that will be …