Collections : [University of Richmond]

University of Richmond

Rare Books and Special Collections
Boatwright Library
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Primary Collecting Areas:
The University of Richmond's collections are eclectic and wide-ranging, but areas of particular strength include: Richmond and Virginia history; the Civil War; historic children's literature, civil rights, and the history of the book. Also included are collections related to the history of the University of Richmond, including student, faculty, staff, and alumni materials.
Description:
The University of Richmond's collections are eclectic and wide-ranging, but areas of particular strength include: Richmond and Virginia history; the Civil War; historic children's literature, civil rights, and the history of the book. Also included are collections related to the history of the University of Richmond, including student, faculty, staff, and alumni materials.
POC: Lynda Kachurek
Phone: (804) 289-8458
Fax: (804) 287-1840
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University of Richmond

Douglas Gordon's The vanity of allegory, 2005

52 Items
Douglas Gordon is an inveterate storyteller. The fictions that he weaves extends outward from the objects of his art--film, video, sound installations, photographs and text works--to encompass his own artistic persona. Douglas Gordon's Vanity of Allegory, an exhibition conceived specifically for the Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, explores the notion of the veiled self-portrait as an art-historical trope, a literary device and a cinematic strategy while it examines the intersection of vanitas as a meditation on the ephemeral nature of life itself, and a ploy to remain immortal. For Douglas Gordon's Vanity of Allegory, Gordon turned to the history of art for source material. His installation includes loans from the Guggenheim and private collections, as well as examples of his own work and that of his peers. By combining historical and contemporary art and film, Gordon has created a visual collage that narrates issues of self-representation and double identity. This catalogue illustrates each object in the show along with Gordon's rationale for its inclusion. -- Publisher's description.
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Douglas Gordon's The vanity of allegory, 2005 52 Items

Spector, Nancy
Douglas Gordon is an inveterate storyteller. The fictions that he weaves extends outward from the objects of his art--film, video, sound installations, photographs and text works--to encompass his own artistic persona. Douglas Gordon's Vanity of Allegory, an exhibition conceived specifically for the Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, explores the notion of the veiled self-portrait as an art-historical trope, a literary device and a cinematic strategy while it examines the intersection of vanitas as a meditation on the ephemeral nature of life itself, and a ploy to remain immortal. For Douglas Gordon's Vanity of Allegory, Gordon turned to the history of art for source material. His installation includes loans from the Guggenheim and private collections, as well as examples of his own work and that of his peers. By combining historical and contemporary art and film, Gordon has created a visual collage that narrates issues of self-representation and double identity. This catalogue illustrates each object in the show along with Gordon's rationale for its inclusion. -- Publisher's description.
University of Richmond

Earl and Jewell Ratliff Collection, 1860/2013, bulk 1920/1990

4.5 Linear Feet
This collection contains ephemera, University of Richmond memorabilia, service awards, photographs, and postcards representing the life of Earl and Jewell Ratliff and their service to the University of Richmond, volunteer organizations, and their love of travel.
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Earl and Jewell Ratliff Collection, 1860/2013, bulk 1920/1990 4.5 Linear Feet

Ratliff, Earl Gordon, 1926-2013
This collection contains ephemera, University of Richmond memorabilia, service awards, photographs, and postcards representing the life of Earl and Jewell Ratliff and their service to the University of Richmond, volunteer organizations, and their love of travel.
University of Richmond

Greetings from America, 2009

1 Leaves
Greetings from America is a lenticular postcard and mail art piece.
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Greetings from America, 2009 1 Leaves

Leonard, James (Artist)
Greetings from America is a lenticular postcard and mail art piece.
University of Richmond

Ryland Correspondence Collection, 1843/1988

.5 Linear Feet
This collection contains a mix of envelopes, post cards, and letters relating to correspondence by and with the Ryland Family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The envelopes in particular allow researchers to explore the extent of the Ryland family connections as well as being of interest to philatelists.
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Ryland Correspondence Collection, 1843/1988 .5 Linear Feet

Ryland, Robert, 1805-1899
This collection contains a mix of envelopes, post cards, and letters relating to correspondence by and with the Ryland Family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The envelopes in particular allow researchers to explore the extent of the Ryland family connections as well as being of interest to philatelists.

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