Talking Turkey

Here are some vintage Thanksgiving illustrations and postcards from the Picture Collection.  The first image is a Collier’s Weekly cover by F.X. Leyendecker, 1919.  The next one is an Edward Penfield illustration, ca. 1920.  The rest are from the vintage postcard collection.

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Art and Culture in Providence

Art at RISD:
Recent retired RISD Professor of Photography, Joel Deal has a new exhibition, Joe Deal: New Work up at the RISD Museum till January 3, 2010.
Art at Brown:
Zugunruhe is a large scale installation show by RISD Professor of Glass, Rachel Berwick up at the David Winton Bell Gallery at the List Art Center on [...]

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Odd Nerdrum in the Picture Collection

Sometimes the Library’s loss is the Picture Collection’s gain.  A withdrawn/damaged book of work by Odd Nerdrum came to the Picture Collection to be clipped, and we were able to add many new samples of this Norwegian figurative painter’s work to our files.
Also added recently is a large collection of postcards of London Transport posters.  [...]

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Welcome RISD Students and Faculty

We want to extend a warm welcome to all our new and returning RISD students and faculty members. This coming academic year promises to be full of exciting courses and projects at RISD, and we at the Visual Resources Center will be keeping you informed of everything related to digital images and visual culture.
For information [...]

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Visual Resources Center Closed

The Visual Resources Center will be closed from August 10th to August 23rd for staff vacation. We will be back offering our digital imaging services from August 24th.

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Archdaily: Satisfying Your Architecture Fix

For those addicted to pictures of buildings, or just pictures in general, Archdaily is the place to go. Updated constantly with new architectural projects, this site offers a bold look into new and upcoming design projects and proposals, as well as a chance to see into the minds of some of these designers. Each project [...]

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