Photographs made for scenes in Le Grand Meaulnes, a coming-of-age novel by Alain Fournier. These scenarios with molded figures were constructed by Louise-Edmée Chevalier and photographed by Laure Albin-Guillot. (1946) Title page: "Assis sur un pupitre, en balançant les jambes, Meaulnes réfléchissait."

October 1, 2007

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, Fournier, Grand, Guillot, Meaulnes

Beinecke Podcasts

September 28, 2007

O, Temperance, O, Mores!

Young Gentlemen & Ladies Social & Temperance Society of Chester, CT. A minute book of the organization, 1829-1841 complete with statement of purpose And lists of members

September 24, 2007

Beinecke Library, Shirley Collection, 19th, century, chester, connecticut, ct, juvenile, society, temperance

Shoe Portrait

Blanche Dunn's legs and shoes, Photographed by Carl Van Vechten

September 18, 2007

Beinecke Library, James Weldon Johnson Collection, Yale Collection of American Literature

Goliard Press

A selection of publications (which brings Beinecke's collection to near completeness) from the press run by Tom Raworth and Barry Hall in the late 1960s.

September 11, 2007

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, 1960s, 1970s, england, goliard, library, padgett, poetry, press, raworth, ron, tom

Magnum headache

Magnum: die Zeitschrift für das moderne Leben, 1954-1966, was a German/Austrian compendium of images and commentary on modern design, art, architecture, fashion, and lifestyle. Issue 3, was titled "Wie Weiter?" [What Next?] And it included a memorable cartoon [titled : "Still no solution!"]

September 4, 2007

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, art, cartoon, culture, images, magazine, magnum, sartre, zeitschrift