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Colorful record featuring portrait of a woman
Turn Up the Volumes
Books with audio elements.
Ellie Ngo
March 19
Bronze Benin sculpture with a figure holding a book. The background is adorned with floral motifs
Benin Art in Auction Catalogs
Watson Library’s contribution to the Digital Benin project via the Internet Archive.
Amy Hamilton
February 19
Cover of blook with a black and white photograph inlaid
New “Blooks” in Watson
Watson Library collection of a gift of blooks donated by Dr. Bruce and Dr. Lynn Heckman
Mindell Dubansky
January 22
Photograph of folios laying flat on gray, metal shelves
Folio Shift: (Space) Raiders of the (Not) Lost Art
New museum storage space for library folios.
John Lindaman
December 18, 2024
Nine covers of the print albums
Aoi Shobo’s Print Portfolio
Merging art and poetry in 1940s Japan.
Hector Yuyang Chen
November 20, 2024
Scrapbook with multiple clippings
The Art of Dying
A Brief History of The Met’s Artist Obituary Scrapbooks
James Moske
October 16, 2024
Close-up of Salt-encrusted book
The Preservation of Time
Conserving Tacita Dean's The Book End of Time
Clare Manias
September 18, 2024
Covers of Vogue featuring Apo Whang-Od and Isabella Rossellini
Aged to Perfection
Honoring fashion elders in The Costume Institute Library
Julie Lê
August 21, 2024
Illustrated rooster
Celebrating the 15th International Zine Month at Watson Library
A selection of Watson’s international zines.
Melissa Raymond and Clara Salyer
July 17, 2024
Pride flag being draped over a large public staircase
Out in the Stacks
Honoring LGBTQIA+ artists with Watson Library's new index.
Daisy Paul
June 26, 2024
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