[…] committees are actively addressing the interes ts of the Society on every front. We are attending closely to our finances. We are well into the process of learning how to now do the many things which the Society does in a virtual world, steeping ourselves in Zoom, webinars, online fairs and th e other […]

[…] committees are actively addressing the interes ts of the Society on every front. We are attending closely to our finances. We are well into the process of learning how to now do the many things which the Society does in a virtual world, steeping ourselves in Zoom, webinars, online fairs and th e other […]

[…] of California, Los Angeles, through its International Digital Ephemera Project, partnered with the Instituto de Historia de Cuba to preserve an d provide online access to ephemeral materials relating to Cuba. These accomplishments seem particularly timely in view of recent efforts to ease American tourist restrictions to an island only a short distance from […]

[…] from it, in my experience, has proved to outweigh the challenges associated with the controversial nature of the objects themselves. The key to unlocking the possibilities for learning in this way has involved both a mitigation and a minimization of the potential for psychic trauma within the students—and for students of color, in particular—by […]

[…] of the legacy of Philip Jones, who endowed fellowships for the study of ephemera; Stuart Kaplan, for supporting ESA magnanimously, and for storing and delivering our exhibit materials; Barbara Loe, for tirelessly and masterfully chairing our Conference Committee; Glenn and Judith Mason, for arranging the incredible Seattle adventure and for being the moving force […]

[…] The House of David Preserve Department successfully marketed jellies, jams, canned peaches, grape juice, and soups. Labels from the preserve industry are rare. One large collection of materials acquired by Hamilton College had been stored in corrugated cardboard shipping boxes for House of David peaches, many of which still had a peach can label […]

[…] turned their eye towards younger audiences, and created a universe of bright, colorful, visually-driven products: stamps and albums, brochures, kits, posters, books, and magazines. These and other materials encouraged a visual relationship with nature that moved decidedly away from traditional consumptive pastimes like hunting and fishing. In doing so they encouraged a mediated relationship […]

[…] emblem of the swimming society of Stockholm – a dolphin (depicted like a sea horse) encircled with an oak wreath – decorates the green (1881) and purple (valid for weekdays) 2 kroner tickets. The image also appears on a metal badge worn on the chest with a silk ribbon. The tiny yellow ticket, (30×50 […]

[…] Weislogel checked in with exciting news and a request: Could the loan of “Peasant” please be extended for another exhibition and catalog? The exhibition, Lines of Inquiry: Learning from Rembrandt’s Etchings, would open at Cornell’s Johnson Museum in September 2017, then be on view at Oberlin College’s Allen Memorial Art Museum through May 2018. […]