The Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation will host its annual open house in June. This year the library will host lectures and tours related to the exhibition What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007-2012.
Here is the schedule of events:
Sunday, June 23, 2013
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1:00
Registration (continues all afternoon)
1:15–1:30
Welcome and Introduction in Reading Room by Publication and Marketing Manager Scarlett Townsend
1:30–2:15
Exhibition Tour of What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007–2012 by Curatorial Assistant Carrie Roy
2:15–3:00
Walking tour of Reading Room furniture by Publication and Marketing Manager Scarlett Townsend
3:15–4:00
Botanical Wall Charts
Lugene Bruno, Curator of Art
Bruno will present an overview of the Hunt Institute’s collection of instructional wall charts that were produced in Europe and circulated around the world from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries. Using the less expensive printing process of lithography, these large-scale charts featured the characteristics of important plant families (often in magnified detail) and were used in introductory to advanced botany courses. As information became accessible in different formats, this important record of educational presentation fell into disuse. In recent decades these charts have often been retrieved from neglected storage areas and dumpsters and donated to institutions for preservation.
4:00–4:30
Enjoy exhibition and displays; talk with curators and staff
Monday, June 24, 2013
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1:00
Registration (continues all afternoon)
1:15–1:30
Welcome and Introduction in Reading Room by Curator of Art Lugene Bruno
1:30–2:15
Exhibition Tour of What We Collect: Recent Art Acquisitions, 2007–2012 by Curatorial Assistant Carrie Roy
2:15–3:00 W
Walking tour of Reading Room furniture by Publication and Marketing Manager Scarlett Townsend
3:15–3:45
From Field to Folio: Stories Behind Botanical Publications
Jeannette McDevitt, Assistant Librarian
Long before our modern conveniences, such as overnight shipments and photocopies, passionate botanists and botanical artists were pouring blood, sweat and tears into their work. Ever at the mercy of the natural elements, each other and tight budgets, they traveled near and far to document the world’s flora. McDevitt will display some of Hunt Institute’s special items and speak about the dramas, disasters and absurdities that went on behind the scenes before these beautiful books could come to fruition.
3:45–4:30
Enjoy exhibition and displays; talk with curators and staff
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