AAU Library Blog

Check out Ruby Ray’s photographs of the punk scene in the late 70’s in San Francisco! Starting tomorrow, Sept 12th, in the Jewett Gallery on the lower floor of San Francisco Public Main library Ray’s photographs will be on display. To find out more about the exhibit and other planned events visit the San Francisco [...]

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There is an interesting question and answer article with Luca Missoni about three Missoni exhibits currently on display in Madrid, Spain on Interview Magazine’s website. It is under the Blogs tab on the website. To get there, go to the library website (http://library.academyart.edu) and select the “Magazines” quick link from the home page. From there [...]

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The Warhol Live exhibit is about to open at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. This exhibit focuses primarily on the 51 album covers Warhol created between 1949 and 1987. Here is the link to the museums page about the exhibit:
http://www.warhollivesf.org/content.asp?key=139
The show opens this Saturday, February 14th and runs until May 17th, [...]

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To all you Fashion majors and fashionistas… we have a new database that concentrates on Fashion Forecasting and current Fashion Trends. We have had access to the print materials from Doneger for several years now. These are great resources for finding out what will be hot in fashion in the coming seasons, from fabrics to [...]

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Have you checked out the collection of oversized books in the library? They are in the Reference section and contain large format prints on everything from fashion to photography, painting to poster art. It is a great special collection here at the Academy Library. Two of our newest titles in the Oversize section are:Landscapes of [...]

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Communication Arts is a magazine many students use, and more should know about.  Anyone with an interest in advertising, illustration, graphic design, photography, multimedia communications, and computer arts/new media should be aware of it. January through June of every year, it covers multiple fields, and then from July through December it features the best of [...]

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Don’t miss this great exhibit! It will be over on September 28th. The photographs are on display for the first time and they are very interesting! Please note that this exhibit has timed tickets, which means you have to buy tickets in advance of the time you will be allowed to view the show. For [...]

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Hi Everyone,
Welcome back to the fall semester!
One of our new features here at the library is the Corbis Stock Photography Image database! Check it out for all your stock image needs- it has a wide range of images available at high resolutions. It contains images on tons of different topics, scenes and people. [...]

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The library is currently trying out some terrific databases on a short term basis. Find a biography of someone, search for articles on technology and science, get an image of an artwork, or do all of the above with one search. (For you library geeks, it even has library literature!) Go to [...]

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Our cataloging maven Abby D. created this summer’s book display. The three tiered book display orbits around the concept of quilting: political quilting, quilting patterns, psychology of ordered patterns as well as other two-dimensional designs. Abby explains:
“Quilting is an artform that utilizes principles of visual communication by combining textile art, fine art, and [...]

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