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The Herron Art Library will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We will return with regular hours on Friday, July 5th. Have a great and safe holiday!!

The Herron Art Library will be closed on Wednesday, June 19th in observance of . We will resume with regular hours on Thursday, June 20th.
Have a great and safe holiday!

The Herron Art Library will be closed on Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. We will return with regular hours on Tuesday, May 28th. Have a great and safe holiday weekend!

The Herron Art Library will be closed on Friday, May 10th as staff will be attending Org Day at University Library. We will reopen with regular hours on Monday, May 13th.

Did you know that the origins of the Met Gala can be traced back to Indiana?
In fact, the founder of the highly acclaimed fundraising-event was Hoosier-born Eleanor Lambert! Ms. Lambert was born in Crawfordsville, IN on August 10, 1903. From an early age, she showed a strong interest in theatre and the arts. She enrolled as a part-time scholarship student at in September 1921. Living between her hometown and the capitol city, she became involved in the Indiana Artists Club as a student member as well as the Little Theater Society. The society began throwing costume balls in 1921, with Ms. Lambert being involved in its organization in 1924. The next year after, she embarked to New York City.
While in New York, Ms. Lambert became a leading fashion publicist and instrumental in helping create a fundraiser for the 's Costume Institute. This would later become known as the Met Gala we know today! Ms. Lambert passed away at the age of 100 in 2003, which concluded her remarkable life and career by bringing American fashion to the world stage.
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Cover Image: Eleanor Lambert, 1986 by Robert Mapplethorpe; Getty Museum Collection, © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
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The Herron Art Library is proud to host 4 book arts minor students as part of Herron's annual capstone celebrations! These students include Malakhi Willoughby (Herron Library Staff), Sara Bauer, Izzy Benjamin, and Alex Toms. Their work ranges from handmade paper, bookbinding, letterpress, and more while playing with scale from large to miniature pieces.

The students' work will be on display for the remainder of the summer.
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The library's annual Book Arts Minor Student Exhibition will be on display in conjunction with Herron's annual student capstone events.
An opening reception will take place at the library on Thursday, May 2nd from 2-4pm. We encourage anyone and everyone to make a visit to view these outstanding artists!
Plus the library's student employee, Malakhi Willoughby, is one of the four participating students in this exhibition!

Happy !! Rather it be artists' books, physical books, ebooks, etc., Herron has it all! 📚
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Seventy years ago, the exhibition "Pontormo to Greco: The Age of Mannerism" debuted at the former Herron Art Museum (now ). In conjunction with the exhibition, a concert was held that featured musical compositions of the Mannerist era. Similarly, in conjunction with the current exhibit at the , music and dance will take place this evening entitled "I Come in Pieces." This event is in collaboration with Herron's senior lecturer, , and to invoke a conversation with Felix Gonzalez-Torres' artwork "Untitled (L.A.), 1991.
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1) St. Matthew, St. Luke, St. Simon, c. 1610-14 by El Greco, The Clowes Collection, Indianapolis Museum of Art/Newfields
2) Indianapolis Star, March 5, 1954, pg. 16
3) Herron Gallery View - Untitled (L.A.), 1991 by Felix Gonzalez-Torres and There is a Weight, 2024 by Jordan Munson
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The Herron Art Library will be closed on Monday, April 8th in observance of the solar eclipse. ☀️🌑 We will return with regular hours on Tuesday, April 9th. We hope everyone has a safe and exciting day! Make sure to wear your glasses!!! 😎

In continuing celebrating , we are sharing a unique, and quite rare, catalog entitled "Women and the Printing Arts," which was published by the group of the same name in 1977. The group's mission was "to list printed works by women and make them available to" a wider audience with intention to raise "consciousness as to the number, variety, subjects, and forms of women's work in the printing arts.
One artist featured within the catalog is Hoosier-born and raised, Mary Beth Edelson. Known as an instrumental pioneer of the early feminist art movement, she was raised in East Chicago which allowed her to take Saturday school classes at the . She studied at both Depauw University and New York University. Her work is housed in many collections such as , , , , amongst others. Edelson passed away at the age of 88 in 2021.
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4) Some Living American Women Artists mockup, 1972, MOMA Collection
6) R**e Is, 1972 by Suzanne Lacy
7)Hershe Kisses Her, c. 1972 by Claude Samson
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Source: Women and the Printing Arts, 1977; New York Times, The Art of Mary Beth Edelson, 2002; Newfields Collections, ISM Collections, MOMA Collections
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In honor of , we are highlighting a recent acquisition for our stacks "Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch." This book is a catalogue that accompanied the exhibition of the same name that was exhibited at the National Museum of the American Indian from 2023 to early 2024. This book/exhibition examines the expansive career of Shelley Niro. Her work expands various mediums such as photography, film, painting, and beadwork. Themes such as ancestry, colonization, culture, and more are explored by the means of using humor to discuss difficult topics of Indigenous life and history. 
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Source: americanindian.si.edu, gallery.ca/collection/artist/shelley-niro
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Herron is currently accepting nominations for this year's Distinguished Alumni Award! This award is meant to recognize alumni for exemplary career achievement and service. 🏆 Please fill out the form below in order for your submission to be considered! Nominations are due by Friday, March 15th.

https://herron.iupui.edu/alumni/awards/nominate-distinguished-alumni.html

Did you know that 58 million pounds of chocolate are sold on Valentine's Day?

To celebrate the day of love, we are highlighting "Bitter Chocolate," 2016 by Julie Chen. She explores "chocolate through the lenses of fact, fiction and culture" by weaving "together a fictional mythological narrative with historical facts and the artist’s own personal experiences to create a portrait of chocolate." Have a great Valentine's Day, whether you are celebrating with a loved one, friends or family, and most importantly, self-love!! 
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Source: Herron Art Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection, flyingfishpress.com
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Tonight marks the opening of the Herron Galleries's first exhibition of 2024, entitled "Give and Take." One of the highlights of the show will be Felix Gonzalez-Torres's "Untitled (LA)," 1991 that features his recognizable cellophane wrapped candies. This work is currently in the collection of and .

The Herron Art Library holds a copy of the catalogue raisonné of Felix Gonzalez-Torres's works. A catalogue raisonné is an official compilation of works created by an artist, typically used for provenance and authenticating.
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Source: Herron Art Library, Herron Galleries, Art Bridges/Crystal Bridges Museum
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We will return with regular hours on Tuesday, January 2nd for the Spring 2024 semester.

In 1914, Wishard Hospital (now ) commissioned a group of skilled local artists to create murals for its new Bursdal Wards. One of the artists who was invited to participate was Dorothy Morlan. Her murals were located in the the side and sunrooms of the women's ward. She attended Herron in its earliest years, particularly studying between 1906-1907. She was also a lifelong Irvingtonian and exhibited her work along with the aptly named Irvington Group.
Her murals were deemed to be lost after they were removed from the hospital around 1948. These murals were saved through the efforts of members of the Irvington Historical Society. Thankfully these murals have been restored through fundraising efforts. These murals will be on display at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center, where the Irvington Historical Society calls home.
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1) Portrait of Dorothy Morlan, Indiana Historical Society Press
2) Newspaper Articles highlighting Morlan and other artists for their involvement in the Hospital Murals, Indianapolis Star
3) Irvington in December, c. 1930, Irvington Historical Society
4) Requiem, c. 1910-1950, Indiana State Museum
5) The Ohio River, 1934, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
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Source: Indianapolis Star, July 5, 1914, pg. 8; Indianapolis Star, February 3, 1915, pg. 7; Skirting the Issue, Indiana Historical Society Press, pg. 180; The Art of Healing: The Wishard Art Collection by Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Indiana Historical Society Press, 2004; Irvington Historical Society Art Collection; Indiana State Museum Art Collection; Fort Wayne Museum of Art Collection
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! Being and Belonging: Contemporary Women Artists from the Islamic World and Beyond is the catalogue for the exhibition, of the same name, on view from July 2023 to January 2024 at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada. This exhibition explores " the defining issues of our time from the perspective of 25 women artists from or connected to the broader Islamic world spanning across West Africa to Southeast Asia or living in diaspora." The artists and their works are informed upon themes such as space, movement, and power. These works enlighten the public the identities in which these female artists live undauntedly in a world where they are too often overlooked.
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Source: Royal Ontario Museum
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Today is . Today we remember the lives lost, raise awareness, education, and prevention of HIV/AIDS, and celebrate the lives and stories of individuals living with HIV/AIDS.
The Indiana AIDS Memorial was created by Guy R. Grey, a 1984 Herron Alumni. The 10-foot tall memorial consists of two interwoven hands creating the shape of an AIDS Ribbon. It also consists of individuals' names inscribed onto a backdrop of limestone partitions. The memorial was dedicated on October 29, 2000 at Crown Hill Cemetery. It became the first permanent AIDS memorial placed in a cemetery and second overall in the nation at the time of its dedication.
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Source: Indpls Star, Oct. 28, 2000, pg. F5; Indpls Star, Oct. 30, 2000, pg. 1; Crown Hill Cemetery
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We are THANKFUL for YOU!
The Herron Art Library will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 23 to Sunday, Nov. 26. We will return with normal hours on Monday, Nov. 27.
Have a great, long holiday weekend!

Never judge a book by its cover... or in this case, enclosure!
VVVVV (2014) is a collaborative artists' book that is meant to be assembled and dismantled by utilizing 12 double-sided squares. Each square allows the participant to configure their own artwork any way they see fit. The process evokes the memory similar to that of a child playing with toy blocks. The book was a collaboration between Judy Rushin, Denise Bookwalter, Allison Milham, AB Gorham, and Michelle Ray. The Herron Art Library owns edition no. 56/200.
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Source: Herron Art Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection, Vamp & Tramp Booksellers
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!REDRUM 💄🪓🔪🥶
Happy Halloween from the Herron Art Library Staff! Kyle and Via dressed as the infamous Wendy and Jack from the 1980 cult classic The Shining!
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With Halloween around the corner, we are sharing a special book from our Secure Collection. This book features the life and work of Ivan Albright, who was known as a "master of the macabre." His work accentuated the grotesque and centered around the indefinite mortality of humanity.
Much of Albright's work is in the collection of , where a number of works are on display in the American art galleries. To summarize the philosophy of Albright, he's quoted, "A painting is life and a painting is death... the picture is our legacy left by tomorrow's dead for tomorrow's living."
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Source: Herron Art Library, Art Institute of Chicago,
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Herron has always celebrated an annual Halloween Party! Here are some items c.1980s that embody the essence of celebrating this spooktacular holiday.
1) Front Cover of Sagamore Newspaper (former IUPUI publication) featuring Steve Neale; November 2, 1983, pg. 1
2) Handmade flyer promoting a party featuring student bands
3) Herron Student dressed as a nun with a bottle of vodka
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Source: IUI University Library & Archives, Richard Peglow/Mark Richardson via Facebook, Cool Herron Reunion Collection via Indianapolis Public Library Digital Collections
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We wish everyone a great, safe fall break! Enjoy your time off!! - Herron Art Library Staff

You know what they say... An Apple a Day, 2020 by Maryann Riker. 'Tis the season to visit the apple orchards and to drink cider, hot or cold!
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Source: Herron Fine Press and Book Arts Collection
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It's ! Although these books focus on the history of censored and banned art, they relate to the themes of freedom of expression, or the lack thereof, as well as the way artists use visual media to counteract oppressive forces that limit such freedoms.
1) Potentially Harmful: The Art of American Censorship
2) Censorship and Silencing
3) Fear of Art
4) ¡Murales Rebeldes! L.A. Chicana/Chicano Murals Under Siege
5) Suspended License: Censorship and the Visual Arts
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2 weeks from today, the Herron Art Library will be hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in partnership with Wikimedians of Indiana, a group associated with 's Center for Digital Scholarship. The event will take place on Wednesday, October 11th from 11:30am to 2pm.
Swipe to use the QR code to RSVP and find out more details!
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It's Hispanic Heritage Month! Today, we are highlighting alumni Hector Garcia, class of 1957. Hector was born in 1933 and attended Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis. During his senior year in 1952, he was awarded a $100 scholarship by the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Society of Arts & Letters. Hector focused on sculpting during his studies at Herron, as well as meeting his wife Carol Yattaw-Garcia, who studied painting. At the time of his graduation, he had received the Louise Vonnegut Peirce Memorial Award and the Mary Milliken Scholarship Award. Throughout his career, he was awarded many commissions for public sculptures, particularly specializing in medals and medallions. He was a former faculty member of Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa as well as associate professor emeritus of fine arts at the Fort Wayne Art Institute, now merged with IUFW. He still resides in Fort Wayne while under the care of an assisted living facility.
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1) Headshot of Hector Garcia
2) Clipping of Hector and classmates at Arsenal Tech, via the Arsenal Cannon 1952, pg. 34
3) Images of a few sculptures by Hector, featured in Indianapolis Star and Herron Chronicle
4) Joyce Gulleson, Ki Nimori, Hector Garcia, with instructor David K. Rubins working on a sculpture for the Children’s Holiday Carnival of the Arts in 1954
5) Hector working on his public commission of Little Turtle, located at Headwaters Park in Fort Wayne, IN
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Source: IUPUI Image Collection, University Library Archives; Allen County Public Library Digital Collections; Indianapolis Public Library Digital Collections; Indianapolis Star, May 24, 1952, pg. 7; Indianapolis Star, Aug. 9,1953, Sec. 6, pg. 9;
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Today, Herron students and faculty installed Walter Egan's sculpture for 's atrium. Check out some of the progress pics!
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