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Edward Hopper at the MFA and the Library

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

hopper display

In conjunction with the Edward Hopper exhibition currently at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Lamson Library invites our users to learn about the artist and his works. A display of select resources is in the Reference Area on the Main Level of the Library.

The MFA exhibit will run throughout most of the summer until August 19, 2007.
You can preview the exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, or to learn more, visit the Edward Hopper Scrapbook at the Smithsonian.

Check the library catalog for other resources.

Displayed prepared by Lissa Zinfon, Coordinator of Library Instruction

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Farewell Kurt Vonnegut 1922-2007

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

vonnegut display

The Library celebrates the life of writer Kurt Vonnegut with a display of reading material and articles in the Reference Area. Vonnegut, a World War II veteran and author of such books as Slaughterhouse-Five, was the voice of counterculture during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Norman Mailer called him “our Mark Twain.”

Kurt Vonnegut died last month in New York City at the age of 84. Read one obituary on his life and accomplishments.

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Harlem Renaissance display at Lamson

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

harlemren

In observation of Black History Month, Lamson Library is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance with a selection of library resources on the rich literary and cultural heritage of this period.

Contributed by Lissa Pearson Zinfon, Coordinator of Library Instruction.

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