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Exhibitions and Programs
Visit new and permanent exhibitions for Fall, 2008

Presidential Campaigns 1840 to 2008                                              (Reference, Main Floor, New Wing)

California!                                                                                 (Renovated Gallery, Main Floor, Old Wing)

Ernesto Galarza, Social activist and educator                                   (Galarza Room, Main Floor, Old Wing) 

Books from the Carl F. Braun Collection
         (Main Floor, Old Wing, Braun Room case) 

This revolving exhibition features a selection of books from the Braun Room collection.  The Braun Room is the gift of the Braun family in memory of the late Carl F. Braun, who cherished a love of fine and beautiful books. Furnished to resemble a typical English home library, with books appropriate to the setting. The room is dedicated to fine editions of books, ranging widely in subject. Of particular interest currently on display is a Limited Editions Club 1958 printing of The Koran. This display is mounted directly across from the Braun Room.

Robinson Jeffers, Poet, stone mason and environmentalist.
        (Renovated Gallery, Main Floor, Old Wing) 

A permanent exhibition highlighting Robinson Jeffers, a 1905 graduate of Occidental College, and one of a handful of great American narrative poets.  This display is mounted just outside the classroom named for the poet, stone mason, and environmentalist.

Artists Alley: A space faring society of sponges
         (Main Floor, Old Wing)

I'm a Graphic Designer/Photographer/Artist, a multidisciplinary human who thinks and interprets our world in abstract oddities. I present this universe of work as is; with no rhyme or reason other than the creation process that draws upon experimental educational and professional studies. My influences range from the modern to antiquity,  and though I am on equal terms with both, I am drawn to the new forms that modernity has brought. I live and bathe in the waters of eclectic surrealism and swim in my own stream of consciousness -- Ed Rick.

To reach out with tendrils and absorb more of me, please visit: http://www.shamaqua.com

Artists Alley is a gallery to present works of local community artists. Contact Lindsey Reno, x 2965 for more information. 

Books of All Time                                                                                        (Study Area, 3rd Floor, New Wing) 

“All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hour, and the books of all time.” - John Ruskin

Home to rare books, manuscripts, newspapers, magazines, photos, regalia and other unique items, Special Collections offers a wealth of exceptional historical items and publications. Whether your interest is American history (rare edition - Mark Twain’s Life On The Mississippi) or classic poetry (1st edition - Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Renascence), this informative exhibit describes eleven of the department's rare books. From a gripping first edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to a dazzlingly rare print book by A. Rackam, England’s most renowned children’s book artist, “Books of All Time” offers an appreciation of the captivating books found in Special Collections.

Highlights of our Hidden Treasures                          (Special Collections Reading Room, 3rd Floor, New Wing)

 

Lounge Gallery:
      (Student Lounge, First Floor)

The Library Lounge Gallery is reserved for Occidental College students and recent grads. Contact Laura Serafini, x2594 for more information.


 


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