And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows! Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops—at the bent spray's edge— That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, Lest you should...
In 2014, the J. Willard Marriott Library joined the world in celebration of the 500 year anniversary of the publication of Andreas Vesalius' De Humani Corporis Fabrica. On Wednesday, April 17, under the direction of Randy Silverman, head of the Preservation Department, the library hosted several...
"Someone leans near And sees the salt your eyes have shed." Five Poems Toni Morrison Las Vegas, NV: Rainmaker Editions, 2002 PS3563 O8749 F58 2002 Silhouettes by Kara E. Walker. From the artist's website: "New York-based artist Kara Walker is best known for her candid investigation of race, gender, sexuality,...
“The Queene of Scotland is your prisoner, let her be honorably entreated, but yet surely guarded.” – William Parry A true and plaine declaration of the horrible… At London by C. Barker Cum priuilegio, 1585 First edition, second issue A contemporary report of William Parry’s plot to assassinate Queen...
Tuesday, February 12 6:00PM Alta Club 100 East South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah A Rare Book Rogue in Texas: The Crimes and Misdemeanors of Johnny Jenkins In 1975, John Jenkins engineered the largest rare book coup of the twentieth century – the purchase of the legendary Eberstadt inventory of rare...
"That Catesby, Winter, Fawlks with many other Traitours lately attainted of high treason, would blowe vp with Gun-powder in the Parliament house, the King, the Prince, the Lls. Spirituall and Temporall, the Iudges of the realme, the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, and many other subjects...
Join performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña with cameos by Balitronica Gómez for a showcase of his latest solo work, The Most (un) Documented Mexican Artist, a unique perspective on the immediate future of the Americas. With his performance troupe La Pocha Nostra, Gómez-Peña offers critical and humorous commentary about the art...
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