Visual Resources Update May 2024
Visual Resources Update May 2024 Just a reminder that faculty needing publication images are invited to fill out this survey. We are anticipating image needs and will be checking in at points during the year. Questions for Kristina Zielke: how do old photographs offer new ideas? Kristina Zielke is a visiting graduate student in A&A from …
Visual Resources Update April 2024
Visual Resources Update April 2024 Students in Art 102 Use the Day-Klauder Collection The Day-Klauder albums were originally part of a reference library of the Day and Klauder architectural firm, founded in 1912 in Philadelphia. Day and Klauder were responsible for designing many college campus buildings across the United States. At Princeton, they built nine …
Visual Resources Update March 2024
Visual Resources Update March 2024 Webinar: Preparing to work with images on JSTOR: April 25 at 1pm EST This webinar is provided by Artstor for anyone who is familiar with Artstor and intends to continue to use it as it becomes JSTOR. From the announcement: The Artstor website will be retired on August 1, 2024, …
Visual Resources Update February 2024
Visual Resources Update February 2024 Transfer of Andreas Alföldi Collection to the Hungarian National Museum In anticipation of moving into a much smaller space, we are making efforts to review all collections and consolidate where possible. We identified a small collection (one full vertical file cabinet drawer) of photographic prints that belonged to Andreas Alföldi. …
Wintercession 2024
WINTERCESSION 2024 Fans of Chinese Ink Paintings This year, Yichin Chen organized a Wintersession titled Fans of Chinese Ink Paintings. The workshop not only offered attendees a unique opportunity to appreciate and learn Chinese ink paintings from the guest artist, Mansheng Wang but also to craft their creations to take home on a fan. In …
Visual Resources Update December 2023/January 2024
Visual Resources Update December 2023/January 2024 In Memoriam: Malcolm (Mac) Bell III Malcolm (Mac) Bell III passed away in Rome on January 7, 2024. During his time as a Princeton student (AB in 1963, PhD in 1972) Mac worked on the Morgantina, Sicily excavations of which he would eventually take over the directorship in 1980. …
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Visual Resources Update November 2023
Visual Resources Update November 2023 We are excited to announce two wintersessions: Sicilian Stories: Tales & Treats from The American Excavations at Morgantina (Monday, January 22, 1-4pm) Presented by Digital Project Specialist Leigh Lieberman and A&A PhD candidate Will Pedrick Archaeologists from Princeton University began excavating at Morgantina, a small town in east central Sicily, …
Visual Resources Update October 2023
Visual Resources Update October 2023 Color the Past outreach event on International Archaeology Day Commemorating International Archaeology Day, Visual Resources partnered with The Princeton Public Library for an all ages “Color the Past” event. Participants helped themselves to coloring supplies as well as copies of pen and ink drawings of monuments and artifacts drafted by …
Visual Resources Update September 2023
Visual Resources Update September 2023 Welcome back! We have had a busy summer (7 visiting researchers!) and look forward to both sharing our progress and embarking on new projects in the coming academic year. ART341 students consult the Day-Klauder scrapbooks Visual Resources has been happy to host the students of Prof. Baudez’s class, Art 341: …
Visual Resources Monthly Update May 2023
Visual Resources Monthly Update May 2023 VR’s Digital Project Specialist Leigh Lieberman serves as a principal investigator for Disciplinary Improvements for Past Global Change Research: Connecting Data Systems and Practitioners, a Research Coordination Network funded by the National Science Foundation. In this capacity, Leigh recently helped to facilitate the group’s first symposium, held in mid-May …