We are pleased to announce the appointment of Margaret Smithglass as the new BWR Librarian. Her first day at Avery was Monday, May 13th. Margaret comes to us from Yale where she recently completed a year as Samuel H. Kress Fellow in Art Librarianship, Yale University: Haas Arts Library and Special Collections. Other professional experiences […]
Henry Hope Reed, 1915-2013
Avery Library remembers architectural historian Henry Hope Reed who died last Wednesday, May 1, 2013. A champion of the Classical style of architecture, he opposed the Modern Movement and in 1968 helped found Classical America, which became part of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art in 2002. He conducted walking tours of New York […]
Avery Recognitions at ARLIS/NA
Carole Ann Fabian, Ted Goodman and Kai Alexis Smith were recognized at the ARLIS/NA conference held in Pasadena. Press Release ARLIS/NA […]
Reception & Display of Recent Acquisitions
Please join us to view highlights of Avery's acquisitions this year including a selection of works by Hugh Ferriss, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Russell Pope and others. Monday, May 20, 2013 Display: 3:00-8:00 PM Reception: 5:30-8:00 PM Sponsored by Avery Friends & the Friends of the Columbia University Libraries To RSVP, please call 212.854.6199 or […]
Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959)
Today begins the receipt of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives into the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. That this event happens to coincide with the date of Wright's death in 1959 is a fitting tribute to his legacy, celebrated by Avery and MoMA's co-acquisition of the Archives in September 2012 Since […]
Avery at AASL
Chris Sala and Jeffrey Ross attended the Association of Architectural School Librarians Annual Meeting, San Francisco March 21-24. Jeffrey was on the Discussion Panel: Archizines, Blogs, Web Portals, Oh My! Current Architectural Publishing Trends and Information Access Challenges for the Educational Market. He represented the Avery Index and presented our perspective on the challenges of […]
Avery Index website updates
The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals webpage has been updated in preparation for the AASL and ARLIS/NA conferences. There is a revised Current Periodicals list and a revised New Headings list. We hope that this helps reference librarians and selectors find the material they need. […]
Avery in MoMA’s Labrouste show
Avery Library is pleased to have contributed a wide selection of architectural materials to Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light, which is opening at the Museum of Modern Art on March 10. Organized by Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art; Corinne Bélier, chief curator, Cité […]
CLIR Hidden Collections Grant for American View Books
Columbia University Libraries /Information Services is pleased to announce the receipt of a CLIR Hidden Collections grant to support cataloging of the unique and extensive collection of American View Books in the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library. Avery’s American View Books Collection provides pictorial documentation of cities and towns throughout the United States. The […]
THATCamp CAA
Follow the THATCamp CAA blog and Twitter feed to learn more about the exciting two-day pre-conference to the College Art Association’s annual meeting here in New York. THATCamp CAA program included: · 17 sessions on topics chosen by attendees on pedagogical, research and scholarly publishing topics. · 3 workshops on open platform technologies: OMEKA, VIEWSHARE, […]