The following is written by Tim Shipe, curator of the International Dada Archive Two recent acquisitions by the International Dada Archive illustrate the diversity of Dada and its connection with the developing Central and Eastern European Constructivist movement of the 1920s. Veshch Gegenstand Objet With its trilingual title and multilingual content, Veshch Gegenstand Objet is,Continue reading “Dada collection grows”
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Remembering the vision of Estera Milman
We lost an important voice in the art and archival world last month. Estera Milman, art historian, curator, and researcher of the avant-garde, died January 27, 2021 in Boston. Milman received her MFA at the University of Iowa in Photography/Photomedia, Historical Criticism and Theory. She then went on to be a curator for the StanleyContinue reading “Remembering the vision of Estera Milman”
Special Collections November Recap
Late October and November were filled with big events in Special Collections and the Iowa Women’s Archives. Iowa Bibliophiles 15th Anniversary, 11-8-2017 The November meeting marked the 15th anniversary of the group. In celebration, the evening’s talk was given by Arthur Bonfield, who gave the inaugural Bibliophiles talk in November, 2002. Iowa Women’s Archives 25th Anniversary,Continue reading “Special Collections November Recap”
Dada/Surrealism Issue 21 is Now Online
by Tim Shipe The International Dada Archive is pleased to announce the publication of issue number 21 of Dada/Surrealism: http://ir.uiowa.edu/dadasur/ The theme of the issue is Exhibiting Dada and Surrealism, guest edited by Professor Kathryn Floyd of Auburn University, a former student library assistant at Iowa. In addition to the theme section, we have articles on Dada and music, onContinue reading “Dada/Surrealism Issue 21 is Now Online”
Documenting Dada//Disseminating Dada Exhibition Opens: Ribbon Cutting
Documenting Dada / Disseminating Dada is an exhibition featuring items from the University of Iowa Libraries’ International Dada Archive, the world’s most comprehensive collection of material related to the Dada movement. Timothy Shipe who is the curator of the International Dada Archive and a librarian in Special Collections curated the exhibition. From 1916 to 1923,Continue reading “Documenting Dada//Disseminating Dada Exhibition Opens: Ribbon Cutting”
Special Collections Weekly Update 3/11/2016
Newsfeed: Meet Dorothy Wirtz, by Annie Tunnicliff, Dorothy Wirtz Graduate Research Assistant in the Iowa Women’s Archives http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/2016/03/03/meet-dorothy-wirtz/ Public History Partners Follow the Trail of a Dismantled and Lost Medieval Manuscript, by Colleen Theisen https://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2016/03/09/public-history-partners-follow-the-trail-of-a-broken-and-lost-medieval-manuscript/. Upcoming Events: Thursday, 3/24: Jeannette Gabriel, We Did So Much Beyond the Home: Jewish Women and Community Life in Iowa (4 p.m., Iowa Women’sContinue reading “Special Collections Weekly Update 3/11/2016”
Issue no. 20 of Dada/Surrealism Journal Now Available
By Tim Shipe, Curator, International Dada Archive, and Arts & Literature Liaison We are pleased to announce the publication of issue no. 20 of our journal Dada/Surrealism, a special number entitled From Dada to Infra-noir: Dada, Surrealism, and Romania.” http://ir.uiowa.edu/dadasur/vol20/iss1/. Co-edited by Monique Yaari of the Pennsylvania State University and Timothy Shipe of the University ofContinue reading “Issue no. 20 of Dada/Surrealism Journal Now Available”