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Washington and Lee University

Exhibits in Leyburn Library

2009-2010

   

 Main Floor Display Area

September

 

  • Post Secret: Love Your Body Week.   Displays anonymous postcards by W&L students on self-esteem and body image.

 

October

  • Post Secret: cont'd
  • Oct. 26 - Nov. 6: Study Abroad Photography slideshow (Located by side entrance on Main Floor and/or in Lower Level 1 Lobby))

 

November

 

  • Mali's Dogon Tribal Art : Pre-19th Century Pieces from the Collection of Tom McNemar


December

 

  • Mali's Dogon Tribal Art : Pre-19th Century Pieces from the Collection of Tom McNemar

 

January
  • Winter at Washington and Lee: Images by our University Photographers Patrick Hinely and Kevin Remington

February
  • "A Garden of Books": Gardening Books from the Library's Collection.  A display by librarians Wanda Swartz and Laura Turner.

 

March
  • Artists' Books from the Library's Collection In connection with the concurrent show "Beyond Text and Image: The Book as Art" at Staniar Gallery, Wilson Hall
April
  • "Books of Consciousness"   A display about the Genocide Prevention Project.   Mercy Kibe

 

May-July
  • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) Danielle Ausems

 

Long-term Exhibits

Main Floor
  • Library Posters by Lance Hidy. Includes the poster the artist designed for the dedication of Leyburn Library in 1994.
  • Paintings by Louise Herreshoff.  Borrowed from the Herreshoff collection at the Reeves Center. Near the the South entrance. Rotating collection.
  • The Seriously Overdue Book . Shows a long lost book and the press coverage this event received when the book was returned to the library 145 years later.

 

Boatwright Room

(Level 1)
  • The Library of Liberty Hall. Books that survived the burning of Liberty Hall, this campus' first academic establishment. Also includes copies of scientific tools used during the time of the Academy.

 

Lobby Area

(Level 1)
  • The Roger Mudd Collection of First Editions of Southern Literature.    Featured authors rotate every few months.

 
 


A complete list of art works in Leyburn Library is availablein Special Collections. "Washington and Lee Fine Arts Collection" is compiled and updated by the Reeves Center staff. The call number is FOLIO N582.L44 R4. Due to our renovation, this list may not be up to date.

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