Krystyna Neuman, Homecoming protesters, Fall 1969, 1969. Photograph. Published in Pterodactyl (Grinnell College), November 11, 1969.
Curated by members of the classes of 1971–1973
By the early 70s, the cultural changes and protests of the late 60s had engulfed Grinnell College, for better or worse. As part of their 30th Reunion activities, the cluster of classes from 1971–73 have curated an exhibition from their Grinnell memorabilia, creating a snapshot of the life and issues on campus in turbulent times.
Henry Wilhelm '68, Untitled, 1966. Photograph © 1966 and 1986 Henry Wilhelm '68.
In 1966, Henry Wilhelm ’68, with photography and writing assistance from John Phillips ’67, John Wolf ’66, and Robert Hodierne ’68, created a yearbook that captured the place and people of Grinnell. More a series of photo essays than a traditional yearbook, the project has an aesthetic that is captivating even today. The College administration, however, found the content a little too real, asked to have sections removed, and when theycouldn’t come to an agreement with the editors, refused to allow its publication. It was eventually published in 1986. This exhibition of selected images is the result of Wilhelm’s complete digital remastering of the images for online access.
Installation view, Student Art Salon 2011
An exhibition of art created by Grinnell College students over the preceding year. Any student may enter up to three works in any media, and a juror chosen by students then selects the art for the exhibition and the prizewinning pieces.
Joseph Becker, Negro Worship in the South: Taking Up the Collection, not dated. Graphite and white gouache on toned paper. Courtesy of the Becker Collection.
The Becker Collection is comprised of approximately 650 drawings by Joseph Becker and other artist-reporters who worked for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper during the years of the American Civil War. Drawings include scenes of battle and life in the camps, the construction of the railroads, the laying of the transatlantic cable in Ireland, the Chinese in the West, and African American life in the Postwar South. This exhibition brings together 120 drawings from the collection, many of which have never been exhibited before.
Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection is curated by Judith Bookbinder and Sheila Gallagher and the traveling exhibition is organized by Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions, Pasadena, California.
Robert Polidori, Salles d'Afrique, Portrait of Louis XVI by Callet #2, Chateau de Versailles, 2007. Color photograph. Marie-Louise and Samuel R. Rosenthal Fund.
For more than 25 years, Robert Polidori, the noted architectural and editorial photographer, has been photographing the ongoing restoration of the Palace of Versailles. Once a magnificent seat of royal power, Versailles is now a public museum and global icon of (past) French glory, where curators and observers like Polidori mine the grand delusions of once and would-be kings, probing strata of meaning and motivation underlying one of the world’s great architectural statements.
This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto.
