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Poe and the Symbolists

By Cecil Campbell, exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. The Symbolist Movement took place in France and Belgium in the late 19th century as a response to styles that emphasized realistic and classical forms. Visitors to the Main Library Gallery’s spring 2025 exhibit, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in theContinue reading “Poe and the Symbolists”

‘Hawkeye Histories’ at home

The fall 2024 Main Library Gallery exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, is now available to view online. Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content The virtual tour is a self-paced journey through the exhibition. It features 360° photos of the Main Library Gallery, which allow the viewer to move from areaContinue reading “‘Hawkeye Histories’ at home”

Remaking rules: artist interpretations of  “Un coup de dés”

By Cecil Campbell, exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. Written by French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé, “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” has confounded and inspired artists and poetry enthusiasts for over 128 years. The reason for this is attributed to the way the words in the poem areContinue reading “Remaking rules: artist interpretations of  “Un coup de dés””

Cecil Campbell joins Main Library Gallery team

The University Libraries is excited to welcome Cecil Campbell as the first exhibition and engagement student lead for the Main Library Gallery. This new student position was created to be a key member of the gallery’s team. Cecil will assist with a little bit of everything, including exhibition preparation and installation, campus and community outreach,Continue reading “Cecil Campbell joins Main Library Gallery team”

Bringing exhibitions to life: behind the scenes of ‘A Roll of the Dice’ with designer Lauren Coghlan 

By Sara J. Pinkham and Krista Hershberger As the creative coordinator for the University of Iowa Libraries, Lauren Coghlan manages visual design across all seven libraries, creating everything from print materials to signage. As an artist, Lauren is always especially excited about one of the more unique challenges of the job: creating the look andContinue reading “Bringing exhibitions to life: behind the scenes of ‘A Roll of the Dice’ with designer Lauren Coghlan “

Exploring women’s Hawkeye Histories with the Iowa Women’s Archives

In curating Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, Dr. Jennifer Sterling worked with the staff of the Iowa Women’s Archives (IWA) and the University Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries to select collection materials that bring Iowa’s athletic history to life. Many of those items help tell the story of Hawkeye women who broke barriersContinue reading “Exploring women’s Hawkeye Histories with the Iowa Women’s Archives”

In the making: Soccer star Samantha Cary talks about her jersey’s inclusion in ‘Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories’

When Dr. Jennifer Sterling of the Department of American Studies and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication took on the role of curator for the Main Library Gallery’s fall 2024 exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, she knew she’d have over a century of material to sort through to tell the story of athleticsContinue reading “In the making: Soccer star Samantha Cary talks about her jersey’s inclusion in ‘Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories’”

In the making: Hannah Sieperda is proud to see women’s wrestling headgear in ‘Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories’

When Dr. Jennifer Sterling of the Department of American Studies and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication took on the role of curator for the Main Library Gallery’s fall 2024 exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, she knew she’d have over a century of material to sort through to tell the story of athleticsContinue reading “In the making: Hannah Sieperda is proud to see women’s wrestling headgear in ‘Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories’”