Not Reading in Early Modern England

Drawing on the early modern and Osborn collections at the Beinecke Library, this exhibit showcases three genres of early modern study aids: the commonplace book, the epitome, and the index. 

Arthur W. Wang: Photographs

An online exhibition celebrating the portraits taken by the distinguished book editor, Arthur W. Wang.

Date created: July 2002

Imprints: David Plowden, a Retrospective

An online exhibition of the photographer David Plowden who has documented vanishing landscapes and artifacts, forming an image of life in 20th century urban and rural America.

Date created: September 1997

Petals on a Wet Black Bough: American Modernist Writers and the Orient

An online exhibition exploring the influence of the Far East on American Modernist writers. The exhibition details the experiences of writers including Ezra Pound, H.D., Wallace Stevens, Williams Carlos Williams, Amy Lowell, E. E. Cummings, Marianne Moore, Thornton Wilder and others. 

Date created: October 1996

The Bollingen Prize for American Poetry

An exhibition devoted to the Bollingen Prize for American Poetry, a prestigious literary honor bestowed on a poet in recognition of the best book of new verse within the last two years, or for lifetime achievement.

Updated biennially with each award recipient

The Illustrating Traveler

An online exhibition displaying illustrated traveler’s narratives and original art by travelers from the later 18th to the late 19th century.

Date created: September 1996