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Publisher: Rosenbach Museum Picturing Women 
 This presentation "explores how women are figured, fashioned, turned into portraits, and told about in words and pictorial narrative." Features a large collection of historical images, interactive features, lesson plans, reading list, video clips and images from the accompanying symposium, e-cards of comic valentines, and more. From Bryn Mawr College, Library Company of Philadelphia, and the Rosenbach Museum and Library. http://www.picturingwomen.org/ Topics: Fashion, Women Last updated Feb 13, 2008 Ruffs, Ribbons, Collars, and Cravats: A Brief History of Neckwear as Illustrated by the Rosenbach Collection of Portrait Miniatures
Using portrait miniatures, this presentation recounts the history of neckwear from the 16th to early 19th centuries. It notes that, for Western culture, neckwear seems to have originated with "the phenomenon of layering garment over garment. ... [An] undergarment, or chemise, had a drawstring around the neckline. When pulled tightly ... the neckline of the chemise would gather and form a shallow ruffle with a knotted or bow-tied string." From the Rosenbach Museum and Library. http://www.rosenbach.org/exhibitions/online.html Topics: Fashion Last updated Jan 27, 2009 There's a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak
Companion to a 2008-2009 retrospective exhibit "of the work of author and artist Maurice Sendak ... [that] focuses on Sendak's personality as a storyteller engaging with difficult and mysterious themes and memories in his work. It explores Sendak's prolific imagination through the characters, influences, and settings of his books." Features slideshows and video clips from an interview with Sendak on topics such as "Where the Wild Things Are." From the Rosenbach Museum & Library. http://www.rosenbach.org/exhibitions/sendakonsendak/ Topics: Artists, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Jun 4, 2009 21st Century Abe
Abraham Lincoln "was born two hundred years ago. ... But why are we in the 21st century still obsessed with this 19th-century man? ... What does this popular Abe have to do with the historical Abe?" This site will take six months (from February 2009) to answer these questions. Includes responses from scholars and artists, and an opportunity for you to add material. From the Rosenbach Museum & Library. http://www.21stcenturyabe.org/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Apr 2, 2009 |
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