Collections : [University of Richmond]

University of Richmond

Rare Books and Special Collections
Boatwright Library
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Primary Collecting Areas:
The University of Richmond's collections are eclectic and wide-ranging, but areas of particular strength include: Richmond and Virginia history; the Civil War; historic children's literature, civil rights, and the history of the book. Also included are collections related to the history of the University of Richmond, including student, faculty, staff, and alumni materials.
Description:
The University of Richmond's collections are eclectic and wide-ranging, but areas of particular strength include: Richmond and Virginia history; the Civil War; historic children's literature, civil rights, and the history of the book. Also included are collections related to the history of the University of Richmond, including student, faculty, staff, and alumni materials.
POC: Lynda Kachurek
Phone: (804) 289-8458
Fax: (804) 287-1840
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Douglas Gordon's The vanity of allegory, 2005

52 Items
Douglas Gordon is an inveterate storyteller. The fictions that he weaves extends outward from the objects of his art--film, video, sound installations, photographs and text works--to encompass his own artistic persona. Douglas Gordon's Vanity of Allegory, an exhibition conceived specifically for the Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, explores the notion of the veiled self-portrait as an art-historical trope, a literary device and a cinematic strategy while it examines the intersection of vanitas as a meditation on the ephemeral nature of life itself, and a ploy to remain immortal. For Douglas Gordon's Vanity of Allegory, Gordon turned to the history of art for source material. His installation includes loans from the Guggenheim and private collections, as well as examples of his own work and that of his peers. By combining historical and contemporary art and film, Gordon has created a visual collage that narrates issues of self-representation and double identity. This catalogue illustrates each object in the show along with Gordon's rationale for its inclusion. -- Publisher's description.
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Douglas Gordon's The vanity of allegory, 2005 52 Items

Spector, Nancy
Douglas Gordon is an inveterate storyteller. The fictions that he weaves extends outward from the objects of his art--film, video, sound installations, photographs and text works--to encompass his own artistic persona. Douglas Gordon's Vanity of Allegory, an exhibition conceived specifically for the Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, explores the notion of the veiled self-portrait as an art-historical trope, a literary device and a cinematic strategy while it examines the intersection of vanitas as a meditation on the ephemeral nature of life itself, and a ploy to remain immortal. For Douglas Gordon's Vanity of Allegory, Gordon turned to the history of art for source material. His installation includes loans from the Guggenheim and private collections, as well as examples of his own work and that of his peers. By combining historical and contemporary art and film, Gordon has created a visual collage that narrates issues of self-representation and double identity. This catalogue illustrates each object in the show along with Gordon's rationale for its inclusion. -- Publisher's description.
University of Richmond

Edward E. Reavely Journal, USS Chester, 1917

1 Volumes
This collection contains a journal written by Edward E. Reavley during his time on the USS Chester during World War I while serving in the Navy
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Edward E. Reavely Journal, USS Chester, 1917 1 Volumes

This collection contains a journal written by Edward E. Reavley during his time on the USS Chester during World War I while serving in the Navy
University of Richmond

Edward Paul Duffy Journal, 1880/1923

.5 Linear Feet 1 Items
This collection consists of a journal written by Edward Paul Duffy during his time on the U.S.S. Trenton while sailing in the Mediterranean Sea in 1880-1881.
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Edward Paul Duffy Journal, 1880/1923 .5 Linear Feet 1 Items

This collection consists of a journal written by Edward Paul Duffy during his time on the U.S.S. Trenton while sailing in the Mediterranean Sea in 1880-1881.
University of Richmond

"Expurgated", 2013

4 Items
" ... Universal Declaration of Human Rights printed with edible coloring, on edible paper and pulped. Tea, natural flavouring. Store in a dark and dry place."
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"Expurgated", 2013 4 Items

Kermaire, Christine
" ... Universal Declaration of Human Rights printed with edible coloring, on edible paper and pulped. Tea, natural flavouring. Store in a dark and dry place."
University of Richmond

Fathoming, 2015

1 Volumes
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University of Richmond

Felt felt : (poc o molt va anar així) = (más o menos fue así) = (more or less it was like this), 2011

9 Items 2 Volumes
A biographical art installation about the artist's parents, set up as the poulterer's shop that they ran. Cuts of poultry, game and sausages are sewn from felt and bear price tags that recount moments from the couple's life. The text includes sewing patterns and instructions how to create the felt poultry and meat products from the installation.
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Felt felt : (poc o molt va anar així) = (más o menos fue así) = (more or less it was like this), 2011 9 Items 2 Volumes

March, Sandra
A biographical art installation about the artist's parents, set up as the poulterer's shop that they ran. Cuts of poultry, game and sausages are sewn from felt and bear price tags that recount moments from the couple's life. The text includes sewing patterns and instructions how to create the felt poultry and meat products from the installation.
University of Richmond

Fletcher Stiers, Jr. Collection, 1941/1945, bulk 1999/2014

0.5 Linear Feet
This collection contains a mix of World War II related materials, including ration stamps, comics, and newspaper clippings as well as examples of University of Richmond ephemera.
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Fletcher Stiers, Jr. Collection, 1941/1945, bulk 1999/2014 0.5 Linear Feet

Stiers, Fletcher, Jr., 1926-2018
This collection contains a mix of World War II related materials, including ration stamps, comics, and newspaper clippings as well as examples of University of Richmond ephemera.
University of Richmond

Four 1/32nd scale scenarios, 2012

15 Items Box
A do-it-yourself kit for the creation of four suburban tableaus based on Kachadourian's drawings of construction sites, parking lots and other easily overlooked details of the built environment. Simply cut and paste the pages and soon you will have "Apartment Dumpster with Sofa" at 1/32 scale. Sure to train your awareness of your immediate environment as you train your care and attention on models of suburban neglect.
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Four 1/32nd scale scenarios, 2012 15 Items Box

Kachadourian, Gary
A do-it-yourself kit for the creation of four suburban tableaus based on Kachadourian's drawings of construction sites, parking lots and other easily overlooked details of the built environment. Simply cut and paste the pages and soon you will have "Apartment Dumpster with Sofa" at 1/32 scale. Sure to train your awareness of your immediate environment as you train your care and attention on models of suburban neglect.
University of Richmond

Fred O. Seibel Cartoon Collection, 1938/1941

1.5 Linear Feet 5 archival three-ring binder boxes.
This collection contains the cartoons of Fred O. Seibel published between June 26, 1938, and February 28, 1941. Seibel was an editorial cartoonist for the Richmond Times Dispatch, and his cartoons commented on the current events of the time, notably national politics and the outbreak of World War II. Seibel's hallmark was a miniature blackbird with glasses incorporated into each cartoon.
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Fred O. Seibel Cartoon Collection, 1938/1941 1.5 Linear Feet 5 archival three-ring binder boxes.

Seibel, Fred O. (Fred Otto), 1886-1969
This collection contains the cartoons of Fred O. Seibel published between June 26, 1938, and February 28, 1941. Seibel was an editorial cartoonist for the Richmond Times Dispatch, and his cartoons commented on the current events of the time, notably national politics and the outbreak of World War II. Seibel's hallmark was a miniature blackbird with glasses incorporated into each cartoon.
University of Richmond

Glacial flow, 2019

13 Items
"This glacier-shaped book unfolds into the form of a snow-covered mountain receding into the distance. It uses a combination of wire-edge binding and handmade brass hinges. The project uses glacial flow and glacial recession as metaphors for understanding personal change and for coming to terms with the internal transformations, metamorphoses, repetitions, and losses in our lives. It presents ideas of geology and the self [as] intertwinted, mirrored, and inextricably linked, suggesting that by knowing the land we inhabit, we can better come to know ourselves"--Artist's statement.
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Glacial flow, 2019 13 Items

Mansolino, Ann
"This glacier-shaped book unfolds into the form of a snow-covered mountain receding into the distance. It uses a combination of wire-edge binding and handmade brass hinges. The project uses glacial flow and glacial recession as metaphors for understanding personal change and for coming to terms with the internal transformations, metamorphoses, repetitions, and losses in our lives. It presents ideas of geology and the self [as] intertwinted, mirrored, and inextricably linked, suggesting that by knowing the land we inhabit, we can better come to know ourselves"--Artist's statement.

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