Exhibits at the University of Florida Libraries
Past Exhibits
Collateral materials from past exhibits, such as catalogs, posters, installation photographs, and object lists are available in the Exhibit Materials Collection within the UF Digital Collections.
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2012
Maurice Sendak
August 15, 2012 - October 15, 2012Smathers Library, Room 1A
Maurice Bernard Sendak (1928-2012) is one of America’s most beloved authors and illustrator of children’s literature. He is best known for his work, Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1964 and winner of the Randolph A. Caldecott Medal. Featured in the exhibit are some of his most well known books and material from his 1982 visit to UF. Curated by Suzan A. Alteri
Imagining Jerusalem
November 13, 2012 - December 14, 2012Smathers Library Gallery, 2nd Floor
An exhibition to coincide with the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, Imagining Jerusalem showcases antique maps, historic photographs and rare books depicting, idealizing and imagining the Holy City of Jerusalem. Curated by Rebecca Jefferson and Carol McAuliffe.
View the online exhibit See the list of included works
Grimm Changes : from folk tale to fairy tale
October 1, 2012 - November 30, 2012Smathers Library, Special & Area Studies Research Room
Focusing on the transformations, changes, and various editions of beloved fairy tales, the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature celebrates 200 years of the Brothers Grimm. Curated by Suzan A. Alteri and Jasmine Tran.
See the list of included works
Zora Neale Hurston
October 26, 2012 - November 16, 2012Smathers Library, Room 1A
In celelbration of the 75th anniversary of Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, the exhibition presents highlights from life and career including original photographs, manuscripts and typed notes. Curated by Flo Turcotte.
ARTBOUND 2012
September 10, 2012 - November 2, 2012Smathers Library Gallery, 2nd Floor
Winning entries selected from the Third Annual Juried Student Book Arts Competition. Artbound 2012 is juried by Sarah Bryant of Big Jump Press and curated by Ellen Knudson.
Harry Potter's World: Renaissance, Science, Magic, and Medicine
August 28, 2012 - October 6, 2012Health Science Center Libraries
In 1997, British author J.K. Rowling introduced the world to Harry Potter and a literary phenomenon was born. Although a fantasy story, the magic in the Harry Potter books is partially based on Renaissance traditions which played an important role in the development of Western science and medicine.
Curated by Elizabeth J. Bland. This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. Image courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
Common Reading Program
August 1, 2012 - September 15, 2012Library West, 2nd Floor
The Common Reading Program exhibit features this years selected book, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, topically related materials, and selections from past years. The Common Reading Program is designed to provide all new first-year students with a common intellectual experience to stimulate discussion, critical thinking, and encourage a sense of community among students, faculty and staff.
William Morgan
April 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012Quiet Study Area, Smathers Library, 1st Floor
Graduate students from the class “Florida Modern:The Identity of an Architecture Engaged by a Regional Sense of Place” (Professor Guy Peterson, UF School of Architecture) explore the modern works of Jacksonville architect William N. Morgan, FAIA. Focused on six residences designed by Morgan, the exhibition presents case studies on each structure analyzing them for their regional qualities and relationship between architecture and nature.
View digitized items from the William Morgan Collection
Jewish Jacksonville
April 23, 2012 - June 15, 2012Smathers Library Gallery, 2nd Floor
Featuring manuscripts, photographs, newsletters and other ephemera from the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, Jewish Jacksonville tells the story of the Jewish community of Jacksonville, Florida in the 19th and 20th century. Curated by Rebecca Jefferson
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Women in the Civil War
March 1, 2012 - March 30, 2012Library West, 3rd Floor
Female abolitionists, cooks, crusaders, doctors, nurses, patriots, scouts, soldiers, and spies from the Civil War are displayed, in honor of Women's History Month.
See the list of included works
Lincoln: the Constitution and the Civil War
February 1, 2012 - March 7, 2012Library West, 3rd Floor
Organized by the National Constitutional Center and the American Library Association, and made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this traveling exhibit focuses on President Abraham Lincoln’s struggle to meet the political and constitutional challenges posed by the Civil War.
Atlases, Geography and Slave Routes
February 1, 2012 - March 7, 2012Map and Imagery Library
The main display features selected sheets from the original “Atlas to
Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederation Armies,”
published in 1895. Just outside of the library “The Geography of Lincoln” is highlighted and the final display focuses on the Atlantic slave routes featuring original 17th and 18th century cartography from the Antique Map Collection.
Civil War Legacies
February 1, 2012 - April 9, 2012Smathers Library Gallery, 2nd Floor
Featuring items from the University of Florida's Special Collections, this exhibit offers perspectives on Lincoln as portrayed in children’s literature, propaganda directed against the president and a study of the Gettysburg Address.
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Alfred Browning Parker: A Life's Work
September 23, 2011 - February 20, 2012Smathers Library, 1st Floor
Establishing his practice in the 1940s, Alfred Browning Parker quickly gained fame for his visionary architecture and extraordinary craftsmanship. Renowned for his environmentally friendly designs in the Modernist style, he designed and built over 6,400 projects throughout his lifetime and won numerous awards.
View Parker's sketchbooks within the Alfred Browning Parker Digital Collection
