Lynd Ward’s Graphic Novels of the Depression Decade
• January 23, 2021 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1930s, American left artists, Artists, book art, FIU, Florida International University, Francis Xavier Luca, graphic arts, Great Depression, Honor's College, leftist artists, Lynd Ward (1905-1985), Mitchell Wolfson Jr., New Deal era, political art, skyscrapers, slums, The Wolfsonian Library, Wolfsonian staff
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PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD?: THE BOAT SHOW, AND WAVES OF VIP VISITORS TO THE WOLFSONIAN LIBRARY
• February 21, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in acquisitions, cruise ships, Cunard Line, displays, donations, Dr. Laurence Miller, gifts, library donors, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museums, ocean liners, oceanliners, passenger ships, promotional materials, rare books and special collections library, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, transatlantic voyages, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian-FIU library, world cruises
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“MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS”: HARVEST OF SHAME REVISITED FROM A WOLFSONIAN PERSPECTIVE
• May 31, 2014 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1930s, American left artists, Artists, CCC, Christopher DeNoon, Communism, Communist Party of the United States of America, Communists, decorative arts, documentaries, donations, FAP, FDR, Federal One, Federal Theatre Project (U.S.), Federal Writers' Project, Florida Writers' Project, FTP, FWP, gifts, graphic arts, graphic designers, Great Depression, Hugo Gellert (1892-1985), leftist artists, library donors, Living Newspaper, Lynd Ward (1905-1985), Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museums, New Deal, New Deal (1933-1939), New Deal era, persuasive arts, photography, political art, rare books and special collections library, slums, The Cradle Will Rock, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, Wolfsonian-FIU library, WPA
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MAY DAY: HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS PROMPTED BY THE GARMENT WORKER TRAGEDY IN BANGLADESH AND RIOTS IN SEATTLE
• May 2, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1930s, American left artists, Artists, Communism, Communists, fashion, FDR, Great Depression, leftist artists, library donors, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., New Deal, New Deal (1933-1939), New Deal era, political art, propaganda, propaganda arts, rare books and special collections library, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, Wolfsonian-FIU library, women
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WOLFSONIAN TALK, WORKSHOP, AND TEEN COMIC CRITIQUE WITH DENNIS CALERO
• April 26, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in 1930s, acquisitions, Adolf Hitler caricatures, American left artists, American war propaganda, Anti-Nazi propaganda, Artists, book art, collectors, Communism, Communists, documentaries, donations, Fascism, FDR, FIU, FIU community, FIU students, Florida International University, Florida International University students, gifts, graphic arts, graphic designers, Great Depression, Japan, Japanese Empire, leftist artists, library donors, Lynd Ward (1905-1985), Mitchell Wolfson, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., museums, persuasive arts, political art, Popular Front, propaganda, propaganda arts, rare books and special collections library, student curators, Student exhibit, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, war propaganda, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian library exhibits, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, Wolfsonian-FIU library, World War II, WWII
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A RECEPTION IN THE WOLFSONIAN CAFÉ AND THEN “BACK TO WORK” IN THE LIBRARY
• February 16, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in American left artists, CCC, Christopher DeNoon, curator, David Almeida, displays, Dr. Nicolae Harsanyi, exhibitions, FDR, FIU, FIU community, FIU students, Florida International University, Florida International University students, gifts, Great Depression, History Department, leftist artists, library donors, Lynd Ward (1905-1985), museums, New Deal, New Deal (1933-1939), New Deal era, NRA, political art, propaganda, rare books and special collections library, reception, Rochelle T. Pienn, The Wolfsonian-FIU library, Virtual library displays, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian library exhibits, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, Wolfsonian-FIU exhibitions, Wolfsonian-FIU library
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“BACK TO WORK” EXHIBIT OPENS IN THE WOLFSONIAN LIBRARY
• December 26, 2012 • Leave a CommentPosted in American left artists, Christopher DeNoon, curator, Digital Library Specialist, exhibitions, FDR, Federal One, FIU, FIU students, Florida International University, Florida International University students, Great Depression, History Department, leftist artists, library donors, Lynd Ward (1905-1985), museums, New Deal, New Deal (1933-1939), New Deal era, NRA, persuasive arts, photography, political art, propaganda arts, propaganda posters, rare books and special collections library, The Bonus March, Uncategorized, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian fellows, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian library exhibits, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian staff, Wolfsonian-FIU exhibitions, Wolfsonian-FIU library, WPA
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COMMUNIST AGITATION, LABOR STRIFE, AND NEW DEAL LEGISLATION: SOME RECENT ACQUISITIONS
• November 19, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in acquisitions, collectors, Communism, Communist Party of the United States, Communist Party of the United States of America, Communists, donations, FAP, FDR, Federal One, Federal Theatre Project (U.S.), FIU, Florida International University, Great Depression, John Heartfield (1891-1968), leftist artists, library donors, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., Popular Front, rare books and special collections library, Soviet Union, The Bonus March, theatrical producers, veterans, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian library collection, Wolfsonian museum library, Wolfsonian-FIU library
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