MassArt Visual Resources Library

As found in Pre-Raphelite Women by Marsh

On exhibit at the , by and .collective. The exhibit runs September 01 - October 31, 2024.

Who’s a good . Some amazing 19th century photographic portraits from our library Early Optics teaching collection . “man with dog” and “woman with dog”

Want to be alone but also together? Well we can do that for you now. The has a ! ? 13th floor of the library ❤️

Results of the very serious research the is conducting this summer . for the win.

Thank you .lisa.mccarty your is stunning.

What is your shoe game this summer? Here's ours!

Found in the library , the most amazing ever! The have taken over.

As much as we love a snack , no in the section . Please . Xo 😆

doodling around in the library !

During repairs to the exterior of Tower the book drop will not be in use. Please return books when the library is open in January or wait until the college has confirmed construction is done. Don’t worry, the library never charges fines for overdue materials.

Stay safe and have a great break,
The Library Staff

See you next year, IRL!

FIND US:

Bookdrop: currently CLOSED. You can return your items after break, fine free!

Website: massart.edu/library
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-879-7150

Join us, or not, at the library tomorrow for another OPEN HOUSE from 3pm-5pm...oh and there will be snacks!

FIND US:
M-Th 8-9
Fr 8-6
Sa-Su 11-5
Located in the Tower Building,
12th & 13th floors.
Bookdrop: 24/7 (by ramp on side of Tower)
Website: massart.edu/library
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-879-7150


 


When are you open? Check out this cool poster with our hours...each of the posters around the library features the tiger wearing various hats! How many can you find? Check them out!

FIND US:
M-Th 8-9
Fr 8-6
Sa-Su 11-5
Located in the Tower Building,
12th & 13th floors.
Bookdrop: 24/7 (by ramp on side of Tower)
Website: massart.edu/library
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-879-7150


 


Here are our hours for the next few days. Hope to see you in the library!

Regular hours start on 9/6:
M-Th 8-9
Fr 8-6
Sa-Su 11-5

Post by: Ruth
Artwork by: Chrissy

FIND US:
Located in the Tower Building,
12th & 13th floors.
Bookdrop: 24/7 (by ramp on side of Tower)
Website: massart.edu/library
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-879-7150

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“Don’t make me feed you to one of the models.”--Nigel in “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006)
Happy MassArt Fashion Week and good luck to those showcasing their designs on Saturday!
Founded in 1907, MassArt’s fashion department is one of the oldest in the country. It has supported and/or taught notable designers such as Alfred Fiandaca, Shirley Willett, and Erin Robertson (winner of Season 15 of Project Runway!).
In 1907, the fashion department focused on teaching students how to design wallpaper, textiles, and costumes, but throughout the first half of the 20th century, expanded significantly. The department’s curriculum grew, adding courses on costume modeling (historic costuming) (1915), retail trade (1926), costume illustration (1928), and proving practice (1941), among others, turning into what is today the fashion design department.
If interested in the fashion department, you can watch the most recent fashion shows and learn more about fashion at MassArt on our website!
Pictured above are photographs from the 1930s-1960s featuring the fashion designers and models of MassArt.
Post by Danielle the Archivist
FIND US:
M-Th 8-9
Fr 8-6
Sa-Su 11-5
Located in the Tower Building, 12th & 13th floors.
Bookdrop: 24/7 (by ramp on side of Tower) Website: massart.edu/library
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-879-7150

 


National Library Week is April 23-29!

We know it's that time of the semester, CRUNCH TIME! If you need a break, change of scenery or grab a book (we have lots 🤭) come for a visit!

Post by Ruth 📸

FIND US:
Located in the Tower Building,
12th & 13th floors.
Website: massart.edu/library
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-879-7150

                     

Women’s History Month Highlight: Frances Euphemia Thompson (class of 1923 and 1936)!

Frances, a young girl from Tennessee, would attend Massachusetts Normal Art School (MassArt) and graduate with a diploma in Elementary Teaching and Supervision. She would subsequently return for her Bachelor’s degree, graduating in 1936 and, in 1945, earn her Master’s of Arts in Teaching from Radcliffe College (Harvard University). In addition to being a talented artist in her own right, Frances was a dedicated educator and influenced educational policy for the better in the segregated South.

Following her 1936 graduation from the Massachusetts College of Art, her thesis would be utilized by the Tennessee Department of Education in 1943 and published in “Art in the Elementary Schools: A Manual for Teachers” to help teachers create art programs in segregated schools. Throughout her life, Frances dedicated just under 50 years to bringing art instruction into the segregated black schools of rural Tennessee.

Post by Danielle the Archivist

FIND US:
M-Th 8-9
Fr 8-6
Sa-Su 11-5
Located in the Tower Building,
12th & 13th floors.
Bookdrop: 24/7 (by ramp on side of Tower)
Website: massart.edu/library
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 617-879-7150


 


If High School Musical (2006) taught us anything, it would be that basketball players could also be performing artists simultaneously. This same phenomena was true on MassArt’s campus as well. While sports may not be the first thing to come to mind when you think of an art school, it is nonetheless a part of our history! So, with March Madness beginning tonight, we want to showcase our champion basketball team (eventually called the Easelmen in the 1980s) and the history of basketball at MassArt!

Basketball first began on campus as a part of the Girls’ Athletic Club in the 1920s. Eventually, an official men's team was formed in 1925 when they were given uniforms and a practice space in a gymnasium. Throughout the first decades of the 20th century, the MassArt basketball team would play games against nearby schools like Brown University, Northeastern University, Salem Normal, and others. The archives even has their trophy from 1962 (third picture)!

If you’re interested in learning more about the MassArt basketball team throughout the years, check out our collection on the Internet Archive for more information.

*If you’re interested in learning about specific aspects of MassArt’s history, let us know and we will do our best to cover the topic, individual, or event in future posts!*

Pictured above: the Girls’ basketball team and boy’s Athletic Club in 1925 and the 1962 trophy

Join us at the Godine Library for a talk with Clint Baclawski! He will discuss his body of work from the last decade, including his light bulb series and newest scroll series, which is heavily influenced by his cross-country travels. As a light installation artist, Baclawski's sublime scenes are reminiscent of the art historical greats who have long grappled with the awe and sanctity of the natural world.

Have a great break!

Be still our . Be ours. The MassArt library wants you to check us out❤️

When your book has a date on Valentines Day and you don’t . We can fix that ! Come check us out!

Left your artwork behind in the scanner? Tucked a drawing into a book for safe keeping? It might be in our lost and found!

It’s the show! Come see our frosty exhibit of books and prints from the on snow ❄️❄️❄️

!! at the ! We’ll have snacks out all week. Come take a break and grab a treat! Xo, MassArt Library