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Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Join reference librarian Jon Eaker and associate curator of photography Michelle Smiley this Wednesday, September 20th at 3:00pm EDT for an illustrated tour through the many facets of Civil War medicine seen in the collections of the Library of Congress. Register here for the virtual presentation. This talk will be recorded, so if you cannot …
Posted in: Drawings, News & Events, Photographs, Prints
Posted by: Jan Grenci
This post talks about the record albums seen in a 1979 photo of a record store.
Posted in: Flickr, Photographs
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
In 1941, photographer Jack Delano photographed a midwife in rural Greene County, Georgia as part of his work for the Farm Security Administration. One image in particular caught our eye, and encouraged us to look further. Read on to explore with us.
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs
Posted by: Melissa Lindberg
Liljenquist Fellow Kimi Shirai shares information about her academic background and her work this summer with Civil War photographs from the Liljenquist Collection in the Prints & Photographs Division.
Posted in: Photographs
Posted by: Kate Fogle
Late July. A time of year that engenders thoughts of summer near its peak, with lots of sun and warm days. But this past month also marks the 100th anniversary of the National Woman’s Party Conference in Seneca Falls, New York, where a century ago, suffragists were buzzing off the energy of their hard-won victory …
Posted in: Photographs, Women's History
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
Read about collections that are newly available and ready for research from the Prints & Photographs Division, including color slides by American architect Paul M. Rudolph, color images of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Utah by photographer Carol M. Highsmith and letterpress posters by printmaker Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
Posted in: Architecture, Photographs, Posters, Prints, Ready for Research
Posted by: Jan Grenci
I look at a lot of images in the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) when I am making selections for a Flickr album. This was certainly the case when working on my latest set – If The Shoe Fits. There are always many images that don’t make it to the final group. In preparing …
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
As part of a series of posts about portraits in the collections of the Prints & Photographs Division, this post focuses on the work of FSA photographer Jack Delano.
Posted in: FSA/OWI, Photographs, Series: Profiling Portraits
Posted by: Kristi Finefield
The famously democratic art of printmaking is a perfect medium for experimentation and innovation, creative collaborations, and the fluid sharing of ideas among artists and audiences. All of these qualities shine brightly in the artist print portfolio called: In Unison: 20 Washington, DC Artists. This post celebrates the recent acquisition of this portfolio, published by the Millennium Arts Salon in 2010-2011.
Posted in: Acquisitions, Prints