Helping to Preserve Cincinnati’s Art Memory
2/9/2023
In honor of Black History Month, the library is currently displaying the artist file of Thom Shaw (1947–2010), one of Cincinnati’s best known and most admired contemporary artists.
Romilda Dilley – Ad Woman
2/2/2022
Currently on view in the Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives is a small selection of fashion illustrations by Cincinnati artist Romilda Dilley (1910-2008).
Walter Farmer: Cincinnati's Own "Monuments Man"
8/6/2021
Although perhaps best known for his wartime service, a new donation of papers and photographs to the Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives is helping to shed light on Walter Farmer’s life and work beyond the Monuments Men.
Trailblazing modernist photographer Germaine Krull enters CAM collection via the Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives
2/10/2021
Krull’s groundbreaking modernist work now resides in the Photography Collection at the museum.
The Museum Steps Up
4/6/2020
Although the Cincinnati Art Museum is currently closed due to the coronavirus crisis, like museums across the region and across the nation we are looking for ways to help in the fight against the pandemic.
Local Artists, Bring Us Your Materials!
2/13/2020
This month in the library display case, we have an example of one of our local artist files.
Now For Something Completely Different—Archives and Climate Change!
1/23/2020
From the Mary R. Schiff Library & Archives.
Library Blog: Victorian Illustration Display
11/13/2019
The Victorian Period is widely known as a time of rapid industrialization, mechanization, and scientific inquiry.
Native Americans and Winold Reiss
8/13/2019
When the Cincinnati Art Museum was founded in 1881, it collected much more than just art. In fact, it aimed to gather, preserve, and exhibit “valuable and interesting objects of every kind and nature."
Library Blog: Rockwell Kent Illustrations
5/3/2019
In 1926, Rockwell Kent was commissioned by Lakeside Press to design and illustrate a limited edition of Herman Melville’s literary masterpiece, Moby Dick, or the Whale (1851.)
Library Blog: Art Academy of Cincinnati Student Records
4/22/2019
The Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives holds the records of the Art Academy of Cincinnati and its predecessor, the McMicken School of Design.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Helping the Archives
4/18/2019
Between doing conservation treatments for upcoming exhibitions, our paper conservator and her intern are working on a group of documents from the Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives.
Library Blog: Minumentals from the Art Academy of Cincinnati
2/5/2019
Each year an average of 450 works of art, no more than 2" in any dimension, by Academy students, faculty, staff and alumni make for a lively and diverse show.
Blog: Art Academy of Cincinnati at 150
1/4/2019
The Art Academy and Cincinnati Art Museum have closely intertwined histories.
Library Blog: Victorian Christmas Cards
12/7/2018
In 1843, the same year that Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was published, the first commercial Christmas card was created.
The Illustrated Works of Ethel Mars and Maud Hunt Squire
11/2/2018
Posted by Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives
Making Monsters: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein turns 200
10/2/2018
This year marks the 200th anniversary of when Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, Frankenstein, was first published.
Louis Prang: Lithographer and Art Education Advocate
9/14/2018
Louis Prang, sometimes referred to as “Father of the American Christmas Card,” was born in 1824 in Breslau, Prussian Silesia, present day Poland.
Animals Illustrated
8/6/2018
From early on in our evolution we have been drawn to these living things that exist alongside us. From the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux to the modernist illustrations of Charley Harper.
Voyages Extraordinaires: The Scientific Romance of Jules Verne
7/20/2018
The French novelist and playwright Jules Verne, the “Father of Science Fiction,” created an elaborate series of adventure novels that became known as Voyages Extraordinaires, which translates literally to Extraordinary Voyages.
The Illustrations of George Barbier
6/13/2018
Following World War I the style known as Art Deco rose in popularity. Originating in France, Art Deco was a response to the style known as Art Nouveau, which was characterized by its organic and curvilinear lines.
The Art of the Bike
5/11/2018
Artists have been fascinated by various modes of transportation throughout time, but the bicycle in particular has a way of capturing the imagination.
Etchings & words about the Seasons: The Work of Clare Leighton
4/13/2018
“Spring is here with us. In little wafts it touches the trees and hedges, giving us a feeling of a certainty that it is here for always, and that we have left behind us the cold and wet of winter…”
Artist's Books by Women Artists
3/7/2018
In honor of Women’s History Month, The Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives will have a selection of rare artists’ books created by women on view throughout the month of March.
The Business of Love: Early Paper Lace Valentine's
2/7/2018
These early examples of paper lace valentines date back to the late 19th century.
Herald in the New Year
1/10/2018
The books on display in January are The Art of Heraldry: an Encyclopedia of Armory by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, published by Brentano’s in 1904.
Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives October Display: A Most Appropriate Setting - The Schmidlapp Wing
10/7/2017
Posted by: Geoff Edwards
Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives September Display: Mildred Fischer, Paper Maker
9/8/2017
Posted by: Molly Donnermeyer
Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives August Display: The Case of the Purloined Painting
8/18/2017
Posted by: Geoff Edwards
Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives July Display: For Everyone a Garden
7/12/2017
Posted by: Molly Donnermeyer
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