Meadmore’s Curl being conserved

Conservation day has arrived! The Curl by Clement Meadmore, the large sculpture installed outside Uris Hall, is about to undergo a major conservation project. On Tuesday, September 8, Conservation Solutions and their riggers will dismantle the sculpture, and on Wednesday, September 9, the sculpture will be moved off-site so conservation work may begin. The sculpture […]

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A.J. Downing and His Legacy exhibition

A.J. Downing and His Legacy Assembled by the staff of Avery Library and Janet W. Foster, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University GSAPP September 1 – November 13, 2015 Avery Classics reading room Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Alexander Jackson Downing, known as the “father” of the American architectural pattern book, was born 200 years ago, on October 31, […]

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Avery Summer 2015 Work Zone

Beginning August 6th, Avery’s 200-level reading rooms will be intermittently closed for renovations. Readers are welcome to use the 300-level main reading room, but patron access to the 200-level reading rooms will not be permitted during closure dates. CLOSURE DATES August 6-7: ALL 200-level reading rooms closed August 17 – 30: ALL 200-level reading rooms […]

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G. P. Schafer Architect office visits Avery

  On June 24th , Avery Library welcomed the office of G. P. Schafer Architect for a viewing of materials from special collections.The evening focused on American domestic architecture, emphasizing the neoclassical and vernacular influences of interest to Mr. Schafer’s firm. Avery Classics presented a selection of books that a traced a narrative from the […]

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Sylvan Cemetery Honored by Victorian Society

Sylvan Cemetery: Architecture, Art & Landscape at Woodlawn received “The ‘Victorian Society New York’ 2014 Exhibition and Catalogue Award” at ceremonies held at the New York School of Interior Design on June 3, 2015. Charles D. Warren and Carole Ann Fabian accepted the award on behalf of the project team. In brief remarks, Ms. Fabian […]

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Fine Arts Databases from Proquest at Avery Library

Proquest Research Databases (for Columbia University affiliates, or visitors to the library) contain periodical indexes useful to Art Historians. The search entry titled The ARTS includes cross-searching of 24 databases. You can view and change the databases searched by clicking on the “24 databases” tab at top. 1. ARTBibliographies Modern (ABM): This database is the only […]

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