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Images of Labor and Social Justice
Selections from several core areas of Richard V Correll's recently donated collection at the Labor Archives of Washington State in Libraries Special Collections. Correll (1904-1990) was described as “one of the leading masters of printmaking in the West.”
He earned a living as a commercial artist in the book publishing and advertising fields while producing a large body of fine art on his own time. (more)
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Allen Library South basement, Allen Library North first floor balcony | through April 19, 2013
Current/Upcoming Events & Exhibits
- Friends of the Libraries 2013 Annual Meeting (Petersen Room, Allen Library 4th Floor, from Jan 16, 2013 06:00 PM to Jan 16, 2013 08:00 PM)
- Celebrate the Achievements of the Friends of the Libraries at a reception to elect the new Friends Board and meet libraries staff and students who have received awards for scholarship, collections, preservation, and materials. A selection of materials and photographs will be on display. Petersen Room, Allen Library | January 16, 6-8pm
- Jazz on the Cover (Allen Library North Lobby, from Jan 08, 2013 12:00 AM to Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM)
- View selected covers from 1970-1980 from the Polish jazz magazine, “Jazz Forum” by Rafal Oblinski, who spent ten years in Warsaw working as an art director for the magazine. Born in Kielce, Poland in1945, Olbiński was in New York when martial law was declared in Poland on December 13, 1981, and decided to stay in New York. Sponsored by UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee and UW Libraries | Allen Library North Lobby | Jan 8 - 29
- Images of Labor and Social Justice: The Art of Richard V. Correll (Special Collections Lobby, Allen Library South Basement, and Allen Library North balcony, from Dec 06, 2012 12:00 AM to Apr 19, 2013 12:00 AM)
- New Additions to the Collection of the Labor Archives of Washington State, Libraries Collections by Richard V. Correll (1904-1990). Subjects range from labor, social justice, civil rights, and anti-war themes, to work for the Great Depression-era Washington State WPA. Location: Special Collections Lobby in Allen Library South basement, and Allen Library North 1st floor balcony | through April 19, 2013
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