Debra Bricker Balken Independent curator and author Harold Rosenberg is still known primarily for a single essay, “The American Action Painters,” published in ARTnews in 1952. Not only did it galvanize a still unnamed community of vanguard artists—later known as…
Please note: this event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule, so keep an eye on our website! SBU Center for Digital Humanities will host a collaborative map-a-thon challenge in a virtual-only Zoom event open to anyone at SBU. Participants…
Join us for an engaging discussion of the “One Book One Community” selection, Charles’ Yu’s Interior Chinatown. We will also have opportunity to exchange ideas and reactions to Charles Yu’s campus visit. All are welcome! If you have a disability…
Ellen G. Landau Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emerita, Case Western Reserve University The discovery in 2018 of sixteen unknown figural sketches created by Lee Krasner at the Hans Hofmann School of Art in 1937-40 presents a perfect opportunity to reconsider…
Save the Date! “Culper Spy Day: Our Revolutionary Story” will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2021. A collaboration of more than a dozen local institutions and organizations, Culper Spy Day is an activity-filled day of community events highlighting the…
There is a wealth of information waiting to be mined from digitized newspaper collections. Beyond coverage of breaking events, there are obituaries, advertisements, radio schedules, maps and more. This workshop will introduce you to searching in these databases through Stony…
Do you often copy and paste online images into your projects to make them more visually appealing? Do you sometimes wonder whether it’s ok to use certain images, and, if so, how and whether you should cite them? In this…
How well is the research data for your dissertation or thesis managed? Funders and publishers are requiring more rigor and transparency than ever before in reporting research data, and it is important to develop good practices early in your academic…
Lewis C. Kachur Professor of Art History, Kean University Lewis will trace the initial New York reception of Parisian Surrealism from the early 1930s, with the recognition of Salvador Dalí’s painting and public persona as a key aspect. Pollock’s awareness…
The Antonija Prelec Memorial Fund provides for an annual lecture given by the Antonija Prelec Visiting Scholar. This Scholar is selected by the Antonija Prelec Memorial Committee based on his/her international reputation for expertise in library and information sciences and…